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Falkland Sound

Falkland Sound proper noun: a southwest-northeast sea strait in the Falkland Islands, separating East and West Falkland.

Proper noun

Falkland Sound

  1. A southwest-northeast sea strait in the Falkland Islands, separating East and West Falkland.

Origin of Falkland Sound

Named by John Strong in 1690 for Viscount Falkland, the name only later being applied to the archipelago and its two largest islands.

Questions about Falkland Sound

What does Falkland Sound mean?
Falkland Sound means a southwest-northeast sea strait in the Falkland Islands, separating East and West Falkland.
What part of speech is Falkland Sound?
Falkland Sound is a proper noun.

Words near Falkland Sound in the dictionary

  1. Falkland Islanders
  2. Falkland Islands
  3. Falkland Islands English
  4. Falkland Islands wolf
  5. Falkland Islands wolves
  6. Falkland Sound
  7. Falklander
  8. Falklanders
  9. Falklandic
  10. Falklands
  11. Falklands factor

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