Argentina
//ˌɑɹ.d͡ʒənˈti.nə// name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A country in South America. Official name: Argentine Republic. Capital: Buenos Aires.
"To dollarize its economy, Argentina would need to exchange all pesos held by its people and businesses for US dollars, and assign a dollar value to all of its assets and contracts."
Example
More examples"The legendary footballer Diego Armando Maradona is from Argentina."
Etymology
From Latin argentum (“silver”) + the feminine of the adjectival suffix -īnus; in reference to the Río de la Plata ("silver river").
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