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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The visitors were not hampered by the late adjustment though, and picked up where they left off in La Plata with a renewed fluidity in attack.
From BBC
For two years, he lived and worked in La Plata, an hour’s drive from Buenos Aires.
From Los Angeles Times
Its main city is La Plata, which has a metropolitan area with nearly one million inhabitants.
From BBC
Backward speaking is not confined to the La Plata River area.
From Scientific American
Back in La Plata, high school student Roman Lopez, 16 - who will be a first-time voter this year - said he previously wasn't interested in politics, but Milei's energy had attracted him.
From Reuters
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