Corrientes

[ kawr-ree-en-tes ]

/ ˌkɔr riˈɛn tɛs /

noun

a port in NE Argentina, on the Paraná River.

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Examples from the Web for corrientes

All this may seem to suggest that Corrientes is a somewhat forbidding province, especially as much of its territory is marshy.
The Amazing Argentine|John Foster Fraser
After leaving Chajari, the Province of Corrientes is entered and the landscape immediately changes.
Journeys and Experiences in Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile|Henry Stephens
The gauchos of Corrientes, trained for generations in civil wars, quickly assembled to oppose the Paraguayans.
The South American Republics Part I of II|Thomas C. Dawson
Corrientes thus became the market-centre of the upper river and replaced Asunción in the trade.
The Argentine Republic|Pierre Denis

The Paraguayan fleet now held command of the river system up-stream of Corrientes.
South America|W. H. Koebel

British Dictionary definitions for corrientes

Corrientes

/ (Spanish koˈrrjentes) /

noun

a port in NE Argentina, on the Paraná River. Pop: 340 000 (2005 est)

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