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• argentine
  argentine

  adjective

  pertaining to or resembling silver.
• Argentine
  Argentine

  noun

  a native or inhabitant of Argentina.

argentine

¹ American  

[ahr-juhn-tin, -tahyn] / ˈɑr dʒən tɪn, -ˌtaɪn /

adjective

1. pertaining to or resembling silver.

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noun

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

argentine ² American  

[ahr-juhn-tin, -tahyn] / ˈɑr dʒən tɪn, -ˌtaɪn /

noun

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

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Argentine ³ American  

[ahr-juhn-teen, -tahyn] / ˈɑr dʒənˌtin, -ˌtaɪn /

Also Argentinean

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Argentina.

2. Usually the Argentine Argentina.

   They vacationed in the Argentine.

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adjective

1. of or relating to Argentina.

Argentine ¹ British  

/ -ˌtaɪn, ˈɑːdʒənˌtiːn /

noun

1. another name for Argentina

2. a native or inhabitant of Argentina

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adjective

1. of or relating to Argentina

argentine ² British  

/ ˈɑːdʒənˌtaɪn /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or resembling silver

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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

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• pseudo-Argentinean
  adjective

Etymology

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 for def. 2; see origin at Argentina ( def. )

Example Sentences

Treasury, at the direction of Secretary Scott Bessent, a former hedge-fund manager, bought pesos to support Argentine President Javier Milei ahead of a crucial legislative election last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

“The heat is incredible,” said Argentine midfielder Enzo Fernandez, who played in last summer’s tournament with Chelsea.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The most-liked picture in the history of that platform is the Argentine lifting the World Cup trophy, amassing more than 75m likes.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

More recently, he became a co-owner of the American team Inter Miami CF, which signed Argentine superstar Lionel Messi, and won the Major League Soccer Cup Championship last year.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Buenos Aires was at a standstill: Kayak was Argentine.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand