La Plata
Americannoun
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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)
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See (Río de la) Plata
Example Sentences
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"This is a pivotal point," said lead author Valentina Crespi of the Institute of Astrophysics La Plata.
From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2026
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 • Jul. 12, 2025
For two years, he lived and worked in La Plata, an hour’s drive from Buenos Aires.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2025
Martin Guzman was a college freshman at La Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina, in 2001 when a debt crisis prompted default, riots and a devastating depression.
From New York Times • Dec. 16, 2023
The schools which provide for the thorough scientific instruction underlying all agricultural occupations are under the control of the National Universities of Buenos Aires and La Plata.
From The Argentine Republic by Anonymous
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