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–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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A country of southeast South America stretching about 3,701 km (2,300 mi) from its border with Bolivia to southern Tierra del Fuego, an island it shares with Chile. Europeans first explored the region in the early 1500s, and in 1776 Spain established a viceroyalty that included present-day Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Bolivia. Argentina achieved its independence from Spain in 1816. Buenos Aires is the capital and the largest city. Population: 39,900,000.

Ar'gen·tine' (-tēn', -tīn'), Ar'gen·tin'e·an (-tĭn'ē-ən) adj. & n.

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Argentina

S.Amer. nation, from L. argentinus "of silver," name as a Latinized form of Rio de la Plata, from Sp. plata "silver."

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argentina
noun
1.	a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America
2.	type genus of the Argentinidae: argentines

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Argentina

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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