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 [ahr-juhn-tee-nuh; Sp. ahr-hen-tee-nah]   Origin

Ar·gen·ti·na

   [ahr-juhn-tee-nuh; Sp. ahr-hen-tee-nah]
noun
a republic in S South America. 35,797,536; 1,084,120 sq. mi. (2,807,870 sq. km). Capital: Buenos Aires.
Also called the Argentine.
Official name, Argentine Republic.

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pro-Ar·gen·ti·na, adjective
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Argentina (ˌɑːdʒənˈtiːnə)
 
—n
Also called: the Argentine a republic in southern South America: colonized by the Spanish from 1516 onwards; gained independence in 1816 and became a republic in 1852; ruled by military dictatorships for much of the 20th century; civilian rule restored in 1983; consists chiefly of subtropical plains and forests (the Chaco) in the north, temperate plains (the pampas) in the central parts, the Andes in the west, and an infertile plain extending to Tierra del Fuego in the south (Patagonia); an important meat producer. Language: Spanish. Religion: Roman Catholic. Currency: peso. Capital: Buenos Aires. Pop: 38 871 000 (2004 est). Area: 2 776 653 sq km (1 072 067 sq miles)

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Argentina
S.Amer. nation, from L. argentinus "of silver" (see argent); a Latinized form of (Rio) de la Plata, from Sp. plata "silver." Argentine is 1829 as a noun, 1830 as an adj.; Argentinian is attested from 1918 (n. and adj.).
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Argentina definition


Republic in southern South America, bordered by Chile to the west; Bolivia and Paraguay to the north; and Brazil, Uruguay, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Its capital and largest city is Buenos Aires.

Note: Second-largest nation of South America, after Brazil.
Note: Juan Perón came to power in Argentina in 1946, establishing a dictatorship, and ruled with the aid of his second wife, the popular Eva Perón, until he was overthrown in 1955. He was president again from 1973 to 1974, when he died.
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