Plata
/ (Spanish ˈplata) /
Río de la Plata (ˈrio de la) an estuary on the SE coast of South America, between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná Rivers. Length: 275 km (171 miles). Width: (at its mouth) 225 km (140 miles): Also known as: La Plata English name: River Plate
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How to use Plata in a sentence
When I tell blues lovers about Guadalupe Plata, they look back at me with blank stares.
Do Blues Musicians Need to be Really, Really Old? | Ted Gioia | September 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe state resisted and in 2010 the Supreme Court agreed to consider Brown, Governor of California, et al. v. Plata et al.
California Inmates Get Better Health Care than Ordinary Citizens | Michael Daly | April 10, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTTo create the lollipop infusion, take 12 ounces of Ocho Plata Tequila and crush one large lollipop of your choice into it.
Their bodies, when putrid, floated down the stream, and many in all probability were deposited in the estuary of the Plata.
The Rain Cloud | AnonymousThey bound themselves by a treaty to secure the free navigation of all rivers flowing into the La Plata.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year | Edwin Emerson
La Plata has raised the standard of independence, and thinks itself sufficiently strong to obtain a government of its own.
Wanderings in South America | Charles WatertonIn the battle of Plata he commanded the Athenians, and had a great share in gaining the victory.
Name, &c.—This country received its name, at first, from the name of its great river La Plata.
Great Events in the History of North and South America | Charles A. Goodrich
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