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词汇 Kelper
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Definition of Kelper in English:

Kelper

noun ˈkelpəˈkelpər
informal
  • A native or inhabitant of the Falkland Islands.

    like many of the 3,000 other Kelpers, he is a descendant of 19th-century British immigrants
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He headed the Falklands Islands Association and the UK Falklands Islands Committee, agitating on behalf of his Kelpers until 1988.
    • But if there is an oil bonanza, will Kelpers simply sit back and watch the money roll in, as their old way of life disintegrates?
    • Secure in their home, the islanders, known as Kelpers, are getting on with making money.
    • Seven generations of Kelpers have made their homes on the remote, wind-swept islands.
    • Kelpers receive random telephone calls from the mainland in the night.

Origin

1960s: from kelp + -er1 (from the abundance of kelp found on the shores of the islands).

Definition of Kelper in US English:

Kelper

nounˈkelpər
informal
  • A native or inhabitant of the Falkland Islands.

    like many of the 3,000 other Kelpers, he is a descendant of 19th-century British immigrants
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He headed the Falklands Islands Association and the UK Falklands Islands Committee, agitating on behalf of his Kelpers until 1988.
    • Seven generations of Kelpers have made their homes on the remote, wind-swept islands.
    • Secure in their home, the islanders, known as Kelpers, are getting on with making money.
    • But if there is an oil bonanza, will Kelpers simply sit back and watch the money roll in, as their old way of life disintegrates?
    • Kelpers receive random telephone calls from the mainland in the night.

Origin

1960s: from kelp + -er (from the abundance of kelp found on the shores of the islands).

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