Buenos Aires

American  

[bwey-nuhs ahyuhr-iz, boh-nuhs, bwe-naws ahy-res] / ˈbweɪ nəs ˈaɪər ɪz, ˈboʊ nəs, ˈbwɛ nɔs ˈaɪ rɛs /

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of Argentina, in the eastern part, on the Río de la Plata.

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Buenos Aires British  

/ ˈbwenos ˈaires, ˈbweɪnɒs ˈaɪrɪz /

noun

1. the capital of Argentina, a major port and industrial city on the Río de la Plata estuary: became capital in 1880; university (1821). Pop: 13 349 000 (2005 est)

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Buenos Aires Cultural  

1. Capital of Argentina and largest city in the country, located in eastern Argentina near Uruguay.

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One of the largest cities in Latin America, Buenos Aires is Argentina's chief port and financial, industrial, commercial, and social center.

La Prensa and La Nación are two of its daily newspapers, popular throughout the Spanish-speaking world.

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British diplomats in six locations around the world, including Buenos Aires and Santiago in South America, will no longer get hardship payments for working in dangerous cities.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

"In cynodonts, embryonic tissues were never observed before, let alone a neonatal line," said co-author María Miceli Baro, a graduate student at the University of Buenos Aires.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

Nearly five percent of Argentina's territory -- an area roughly equal in size to England -- is under foreign ownership, according to a 2025 report from the University of Buenos Aires and other researchers.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

His brother, who fled to Argentina, was arrested in a trendy Buenos Aires neighborhood and remains in custody, pending Mexico’s extradition request.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

Once you reach Buenos Aires, take a hypertrain north, across Amazonia to the city of Caracas.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman