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Argentina

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See also: argentina, argentína, Argentína, Argentīna, Argentīnā, Argentiną, and Arġentina

Translingual

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Argentina sphyraena
Argentina anserina

Etymology

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Latin, feminine singular of argentinus (“silvery”)

Proper noun

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Argentina f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Argentinidae – herring smelts.
  2. A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – silverweeds and, possibly, some typical cinquefoils.

Usage notes

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  • The plant genus Argentina is in flux. It is likely an immediate sister to Potentilla, in which it had been included.

Hypernyms

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References

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin argentum (“silver”) + the feminine of the adjectival suffix -īnus; in reference to the Río de la Plata ("silver river").

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɑː.d͡ʒənˈtiː.nə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌɑɹ.d͡ʒənˈti.nə/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːnə

Proper noun

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Argentina

  2. A country in South America. Official name: Argentine Republic. Capital: Buenos Aires.
    Synonyms: Argentine Confederation, Argentine Nation, Argentine Republic, United Provinces of the River Plate

Coordinate terms

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Translations

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Catalan

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Catalan Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ca

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Argentina f

  1. Argentina (a country in South America)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Central Huasteca Nahuatl

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Proper noun

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Argentina

  1. Argentina (a country in South America)

Central Nahuatl

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish Argentina.

Proper noun

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Argentina

  1. (Amecameca, Cholula, Milpa Alta, Texcoco and Tlaxcala) Argentina (a country in South America)

Czech

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Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia cs

Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish Argentina, from Latin argentum (“silver”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈarɡɛntɪna]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪna
  • Hyphenation: Ar‧gen‧ti‧na

Proper noun

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Argentina f (related adjective argentinský, demonym Argentinec, female demonym Argentinka)

  1. Argentina (a country in South America; official name: Argentinská republika)

Declension

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Declension of Argentina (sg-only hard feminine)
singular
nominative Argentina
genitive Argentiny
dative Argentině
accusative Argentinu
vocative Argentino
locative Argentině
instrumental Argentinou

See also

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Further reading

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  • “Argentina”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
  • “Argentina”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “Argentina” in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2024, slovnikcestiny.cz
  • “Argentina”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Danish

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Danish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia da

Proper noun

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Argentina

  1. Argentina (a country in South America)

Estonian

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Proper noun

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Argentina

  1. Argentina (a country in South America)

Italian

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Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia it

Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish Argentina, from Latin argentum (“silver”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ar.d͡ʒenˈti.na/
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Hyphenation: Ar‧gen‧tì‧na

Proper noun

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Argentina f

  1. Argentina (a country in South America)
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Anagrams

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Latin

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Latin Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia la

Etymology

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Calque of Spanish Argentina, from argentum (“silver”) + -īna.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Argentīna f sg (genitive Argentīnae); first declension

  1. (New Latin) Argentina (a country in South America)

Declension

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First-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Argentīna
genitive Argentīnae
dative Argentīnae
accusative Argentīnam
ablative Argentīnā
vocative Argentīna
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Lithuanian

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 Argentina on Lithuanian Wikipedia
Argentinà

Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish Argentina, from Latin argentum (“silver”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɐrʲɡʲɛnʲtʲɪˈnɐ]
  • Hyphenation: Ar‧gen‧ti‧na

Proper noun

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Argentinà f (uncountable, related adjective argentiniẽtiškas or argentìniškas, demonym argentiniẽtis, female demonym argentiniẽtė) stress pattern 2

  1. Argentina (a country in South America; official name: Argentìnos Respùblika)

Declension

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    Declension of Argentinà
nominative Argentinà
genitive Argentìnos
dative Argentìnai
accusative Argentìną
instrumental Argentinà
locative Argentìnoje
vocative Argentìna

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Further reading

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Argentina

  1. Argentina (a country in South America)
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Proper noun

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Argentina

  1. Argentina (a country in South America)
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Occitan

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Occitan Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia oc

Proper noun

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Argentina f

  1. Argentina (a country in South America)
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Portuguese

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Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pt

Etymology

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    Borrowed from Spanish Argentina, from Latin argentum (“silver”).

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    Proper noun

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    Argentina f

    1. Argentina (a country in South America; official name: República Argentina)
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    Descendants

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    • → Hunsrik: Arschentina

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    Romanian

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    Romanian Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia ro

    Etymology

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    From Latin argentum (“silver”) + the feminine of the adjectival suffix -īnus, in reference to the Río de la Plata.

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    Argentina f (genitive and dative Argentinei)

    1. Argentina (a country in South America)
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    Serbo-Croatian

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    Serbo-Croatian Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia sh

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /arɡentǐːna/
    • Hyphenation: Ar‧gen‧ti‧na

    Proper noun

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    Argentína f (Cyrillic spelling Аргенти́на)

    1. Argentina (a country in South America)

    Declension

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    Declension of Argentina
    singular
    nominative Argentina
    genitive Argentine
    dative Argentini
    accusative Argentinu
    vocative Argentino
    locative Argentini
    instrumental Argentinom

    Spanish

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    Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia es

    Etymology

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      From argentino (“silvery”), in reference to the Río de la Plata ("silver river"), since first European explorers, looking for gold and silver, thought it looked like silver because of the reflection of sunlight.

      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /aɾxenˈtina/ [aɾ.xẽn̪ˈt̪i.na]
      • Audio (Peru); “Argentina; capital: Buenos Aires”:(file)
      • Rhymes: -ina
      • Syllabification: Ar‧gen‧ti‧na

      Proper noun

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      Argentina f

      1. Argentina (a country in South America)

      Usage notes

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      • The definite article is optional when one refers to Argentina in Spanish (i.e. la Argentina). It is mostly used in Argentina and Uruguay.
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      Anagrams

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      Swahili

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      Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
      Wikipedia sw

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      Argentina

      1. Argentina (a country in South America)

      Swedish

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      Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
      Wikipedia sv

      Etymology

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      From Latin argentum (“silver”) + the feminine of the adjectival suffix -īnus; in reference to the Río de la Plata ("silver river").

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      Argentina n (genitive Argentinas)

      1. Argentina (a country in South America)
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      References

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      Turkmen

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      Turkmen Wikipedia has an article on:
      Wikipedia tk

      Proper noun

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      Argentina

      1. Argentina (a country in South America)

      Uzbek

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      Uzbek Wikipedia has an article on:
      Wikipedia uz

      Proper noun

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      Argentina

      1. Argentina (a country in South America)

      Western Huasteca Nahuatl

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      Proper noun

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      Argentina

      1. Argentina (a country in South America)
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