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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

Argentines plural

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

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• Argentines
  plural

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

See Examples For:

argentine Argentine Argentines

Who hammered you, wrought you, From argentine vapor?—

From The Home Book of Verse — Volume 3 by Stevenson, Burton Egbert

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 Harley, Timothy

The princess stood waiting me, in a robe embroidered with argentine rings and discs, rectangles and lozenges, close together—a silver mail.

From Lilith, a romance by MacDonald, George

With his back to the light stood Duncan in the bottom of the cave, his white hair gleaming argentine, as if his poor blind head were the very goal of the heavenly progress.

From Malcolm by MacDonald, George

Celestial Dian, goddess argentine, I will obey thee.

From Pericles by Shakespeare, William

Messi and Mbappe both converted from 12 yards in the shootout, but maverick stopper Emi Martinez - who also denied Randal Kolo Muani a last-gasp winner - proved the Argentine hero.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

The conflict, which lasted for 74 days between April to June 1982, led to the deaths of 649 Argentine and 255 British servicemen.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

Mexican boxer Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez interpreted the scene as the Argentine captain deliberately kicking the jersey and accused him of disrespecting Mexico — an allegation that Messi denied.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

Argentine referee Facundo Tello is out of contention for the same reason, with all three officials also ineligible for the third-place play-off as it is guaranteed to involve one of the teams.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

“I guess the Argentine must think the big horse has gone away,” said Pollard.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

For generations, Argentines have grown up believing their country was destined for more than history delivered - rich in talent, held back repeatedly by instability.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

Many Argentines say they, too, are appalled by such comments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

Manufacturing and retail have lagged behind export-driven sectors such as energy and mining, unemployment has edged higher and real wages have recovered only gradually, leaving many Argentines still feeling squeezed despite improving headline indicators.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

Argentines denied World Cup visas are getting free TVs instead.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026

This victory gave the Argentines for another year assurance against invasion by land, and Buenos Aires remained a focus whence anti-Spanish influences could spread over the rest of South America.

From The South American Republics Part I of II by Dawson, Thomas C.