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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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Hyponyms

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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”).

Pronunciation

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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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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.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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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 Latin argentum (“silver”) + the feminine of the adjectival suffix -īnus, 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

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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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").

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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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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