La Plata
Americannoun
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a port in E Argentina, near the Río de la Plata estuary: founded in 1882 and modelled on Washington DC; university (1897). Pop: 758 000 (2005 est)
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See (Río de la) Plata
Example Sentences
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"This is a pivotal point," said lead author Valentina Crespi of the Institute of Astrophysics La Plata.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 7, 2026
For two years, he lived and worked in La Plata, an hour’s drive from Buenos Aires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2025
Its main city is La Plata, which has a metropolitan area with nearly one million inhabitants.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2024
Martin Guzman was a college freshman at La Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina, in 2001 when a debt crisis prompted default, riots and a devastating depression.
From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2023
It is a rather curious coincidence that the vernacular name of this Teal in La Plata should be Pato Portugues, which means, as things are understood in that region, Brazilian Duck.
From Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)
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