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argentine

1

[ ahr-juhn-tin, -tahyn ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to or resembling silver.


noun

  1. a silvery substance, especially one obtained from fish scales, used in making imitation pearls.

argentine

2

[ ahr-juhn-tin, -tahyn ]

noun

  1. any of various silvery marine fishes, especially those of the genus Argentina.

Argentine

3

[ ahr-juhn-teen, -tahyn ]

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Argentina.
  2. Usually the Ar·gen·tine. Argentina:

    They vacationed in the Argentine.

adjective

  1. of or relating to Argentina.

Argentine

1

/ -ˌtaɪn; ˈɑːdʒənˌtiːn /

noun

  1. the Argentine
    another name for Argentina
  2. a native or inhabitant of Argentina
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to Argentina
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

argentine

2

/ ˈɑːdʒənˌtaɪn /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or resembling silver
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. any of various small marine salmonoid fishes, such as Argentina sphyraena, that constitute the family Argentinidae and are characterized by a long silvery body
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • pseu·do-Ar·gen·tin·e·an adjective noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of argentine1

1400–50; late Middle English (< Anglo-French ) < Latin argentīnus silvery. See argent, -ine 1

Origin of argentine2

1530–40; < New Latin Argentina genus name, Latin, feminine of argentīnus silvery. See argentine 1

Origin of argentine3

First recorded in 1825–30, and in 1890–95 Argentine fordef 2; Argentina ( def )
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Example Sentences

President Obama would have the power to stop this policy of worldwide expropriation, started with the biggest financial crime of history, with the argentine Default in 2002.

The British goverment would never allow an argentine to live in the islands even before the war.

In 1995, 10 argentine soldiers witnessed a cataclysm that no other humans have ever seen, one that has since altered our understanding of climate change.

By continuance of heat it calcines in white fumes, called argentine flowers of antimony, which melt into a hyacinthine glass.

We went forth quite argentine as to our understandings, like knights in armour clad, and, thus glistening, I contrived to win that cup for the third and final time, which made it my own.

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