Falkland

== English == === Etymology === From either Scottish Gaelic falaichte (“hidden”), failc (“bathe, wash”), or falc (“heavy rain”) + Old English land. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɔː(l)klənd/, /ˈfɒlklənd/ (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ˈfoː(l)klənd/, /ˈfɔlklənd/ (US) (without the cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈfɔklənd/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈfɑklənd/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈfoːklənd/, /ˈfɔlklənd/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈfɔ(l)klənd/ Rhymes: -ɔːklənd Hyphenation: Fal‧kland === Proper noun === Falkland A village and former royal burgh in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO2507). A viscountcy Ellipsis of Falkland Islands. A town in Pitt County, North Carolina. A community in the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, British Columbia. ==== Derived terms ==== == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈfalklant] === Proper noun === Falkland genitive of Falklandy