Catamarca

[ kat-uh-mahr-kuh; Spanish kah-tah-mahr-kah ]

/ ˌkæt əˈmɑr kə; Spanish ˌkɑ tɑˈmɑr kɑ /

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noun

a city in N Argentina.

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Words nearby Catamarca

catalytic converter, catalytic cracker, catalytic cracking, catalyze, catamaran, Catamarca, catamenia, catamite, catamnesis, catamount, catamountain

How to use Catamarca in a sentence

In Argentina, anti-mining demonstrations are common in towns in Catamarca and neighboring Jujuy and Salta provinces, generating national headlines about the threats to local water supplies.
New Lithium Mining Technology Could Give Argentina a Sustainable Gold Rush|Ciara Nugent//ANTOFAGASTA DE LA SIERRA, ARGENTINA|July 26, 2022|Time
If we were really taking seriously the idea of not intervening in environmental systems that we don’t understand, there wouldn’t be 20 companies exploring in Catamarca.
New Lithium Mining Technology Could Give Argentina a Sustainable Gold Rush|Ciara Nugent//ANTOFAGASTA DE LA SIERRA, ARGENTINA|July 26, 2022|Time
Cholla, a suburb of Catamarca, is inhabited wholly by Calchaqui Indians, a remnant of the original inhabitants of this region.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5|Various
Tanning leather is another industry of the province, some of the trees growing in the Catamarca forests being rich in tannin.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5|Various

In Aconquija also we find mines of copper which must be a continuation of those of Catamarca.
The Argentine in the Twentieth Century|Albert B. Martinez
White found this bird “not uncommon around Andalgala in Catamarca, in hedges and thickets.”
Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2)|P. L. Sclater
White obtained examples of this species at Catamarca, and also notices its strangely contrasted habits.
Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2)|P. L. Sclater