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Río de la Plata
[ Spanish ree-aw the lah plah-tah ]
noun
- an estuary on the southeastern coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
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In 1778, it was erected into a Spanish vice-royalty by the name of the vice-royalty of Rio de la Plata.
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It was he had christened the great stream—Rio de la Plata, the river where silver is.
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In the remarkable increase and expansion of her industries Germany has not forgotten the shores of the Rio de la Plata.
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The Brazilian rivers of the Rio de la Plata system are numerous and important.
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They inhabit the forest to the south of the Rio de la Plata.
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