Argentina

//ˌɑɹ.d͡ʒənˈti.nə// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 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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