| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| Falkland Islands |
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| (FAWK-luhnd, FAWLK-luhnd) Group of islands in the south Atlantic Ocean, located east of the Strait of Magellan off the coast of Argentina. | 1 |
| ‡ The islands, under British rule, were seized by Argentina in 1982, but were retaken by Britain. | 2 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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