Buenos Aires

American  

[bwey-nuhs ahyuhr-iz, boh-nuhs, bwe-naws ahy-res] / ˈbweɪ nəs ˈaɪər ɪz, ˈboʊ nəs, ˈbwɛ nɔs ˈaɪ rɛs /

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of Argentina, in the eastern part, on the Río de la Plata.

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Buenos Aires British  

/ ˈbwenos ˈaires, ˈbweɪnɒs ˈaɪrɪz /

noun

1. the capital of Argentina, a major port and industrial city on the Río de la Plata estuary: became capital in 1880; university (1821). Pop: 13 349 000 (2005 est)

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Buenos Aires Cultural  

1. Capital of Argentina and largest city in the country, located in eastern Argentina near Uruguay.

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One of the largest cities in Latin America, Buenos Aires is Argentina's chief port and financial, industrial, commercial, and social center.

La Prensa and La Nación are two of its daily newspapers, popular throughout the Spanish-speaking world.

Example Sentences

Treasury bought the peso to prop it up and later opened a $20 billion swap line with Buenos Aires.

From The Wall Street Journal

Powerful explosions rocked an industrial area south of Buenos Aires Friday, igniting a fire, the mayor said.

From Barron's

And it’s unlikely to ever replace the labor-intensive factories in Buenos Aires and other cities that have been battered by Milei’s austerity.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the middle of a Chinese trade war with Washington, Beijing and Buenos Aires had teamed up to show that the world could live without American soybeans.

From The Wall Street Journal

She appeared at the start of her trial via Zoom from her apartment in Buenos Aires.

From Barron's