argentine
adjective
pertaining to or resembling silver.
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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
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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. )
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Who hammered you, wrought you, From argentine vapor?—
From The Home Book of Verse — Volume 3 by Burton Egbert Stevenson
By continuance of heat it calcines in white fumes, called argentine flowers of antimony, which melt into a hyacinthine glass.
From Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry by Joseph Priestley
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 George MacDonald
Who hammered you, wrought you, From argentine vapour?—
From New Poems by Francis Thompson
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
According to the Argentine migration authority, Bolsonaro boarded a private plane on Tuesday evening in northeastern Puerto Iguazu, 40 minutes after entering Argentina by land.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
The operation was being monitored from Puerto Iguazú by Santiago Caputo, a top Milei aide, according to a former Argentine intelligence chief.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
In the music scene, the tattooed Argentine MC Cazzu bridges Latin trap with goth visuals, channeling the shadows of South American political history into an unfiltered, dynamic persona.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Hours later, however, Argentine migration authorities posted a tweet saying that Flávio Bolsonaro, his wife, and two daughters had only just crossed into Argentina over land on Tuesday night local time.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
Buenos Aires was at a standstill: Kayak was Argentine.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
Britain and Argentina fought a brief but bitter 10-week war in 1982 over the South Atlantic islands, known to Argentines as Las Malvinas.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
The 1982 war ended with Argentine surrender after 74 days of conflict that killed 649 Argentines and 255 British troops.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Still, if the Americans had a hand in forcing the Argentines out two centuries ago, they may now play a central role in strengthening the Argentine claim.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
In a country known for its partisan divisions, no issue unifies Argentines across the political spectrum more than the Falkland Islands, an archipelago in the south Atlantic that Argentina has long claimed as its own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
The Argentines went wild with joy when they heard of the victory which the gauchos won over the imperial forces at Sarandi.
From The South American Republics Part I of II by Thomas C. Dawson
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