argentine
adjective
pertaining to or resembling silver.
argentine
1 American
[ahr-juhn-tin, -tahyn]
/ ˈɑr dʒən tɪn, -ˌtaɪn /
adjective
noun
argentine
2
American
[ahr-juhn-tin, -tahyn]
/ ˈɑr dʒən tɪn, -ˌtaɪn /
noun
Argentine
1
British
/ ˈɑːdʒənˌtiːn, -ˌtaɪn /
noun
-
another name for Argentina
-
a native or inhabitant of Argentina
adjective
argentine
2
British
/ ˈɑːdʒənˌtaɪn /
adjective
noun
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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
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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.
From Fifty Years of Golf by Horace G. Hutchinson
Who hammered you, wrought you, From argentine vapour?—
From New Poems by Francis Thompson
Becalmed, the island lay steeped in floods of ethereal silver, its sky an iridescent dome, its sea a shimmering shield of opalescence, its lawns and terraces argentine shadowed with deepest violet.
From Nobody by W. L. Jacobs
But before we forget the fair moon in the society of its famous man, let us soothe our spirits in sweet oblivion of discussions and dissertations, while we survey its argentine glories with poetic rapture.
From Moon Lore by Timothy Harley
The ear of mortal never heard such a delirious, delicious, such a crystalline, argentine, ivory-smooth, velvety-soft, such a ravishing, such an enravished tumult of sweet voices.
From The Lady Paramount by Henry Harland
The Citizenship by Investment Program announced by the government on Friday to coincide with Argentina Week in Paris proposes two "simple and transparent mechanisms" for obtaining an Argentine passport.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
She also collaborated with Milo J on “Llora Llora” — a folksy lullaby off the Argentine rapper’s masterpiece “La Vida Era Más Corta.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
Norris was taken out in a chain reaction when the Argentine locked up his brakes and slid into team-mate Pierre Gasly, who then hit Norris.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Norris told BBC Radio 5 Live the Argentine should be hit with a race ban for his driving.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Hellmuth was only a minor Argentine diplomat, but thanks to Sargo, he had contacts at the highest level.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
Economy Minister Luis Caputo says his job is "to defend the interests of 48 million Argentines, not those of certain business owners."
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
The conflict left 649 Argentines, 255 Britons and three islanders dead.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
But nearly three years later, the economy has yet to recover as Argentines grapple with job losses, now a top concern.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Spain triumphed in a battle of endurance, for players and spectators, to beat the Argentines and win their second men's World Cup.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The intelligent Argentines manœuvred round me like performing horses doing the quadrilles or an Old English Maypole dance, while with the reins we made cat's-cradles, and Gordian knots.
From A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition by P. T. Ross
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