La Plata

American  

[lah plah-tah] / lɑ ˈplɑ tɑ /

noun

1. a seaport in eastern Argentina.

2. Río de la Plata.

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La Plata British  

/ la ˈplata /

noun

1. a port in E Argentina, near the Río de la Plata estuary: founded in 1882 and modelled on Washington DC; university (1897). Pop: 758 000 (2005 est)

2. See (Río de la) Plata

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Example Sentences

The visitors were not hampered by the late adjustment though, and picked up where they left off in La Plata with a renewed fluidity in attack.

From BBC

For two years, he lived and worked in La Plata, an hour’s drive from Buenos Aires.

From Los Angeles Times

Its main city is La Plata, which has a metropolitan area with nearly one million inhabitants.

From BBC

Backward speaking is not confined to the La Plata River area.

From Scientific American

"We need resounding change. We must remove all the people who have left this country destroyed," said Rosalia Garcia, 51, a public accountant at Milei's rally in La Plata, the capital of Buenos Aires province.

From Reuters