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
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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
Clinical England produced a second-half masterclass to see off Argentina 35-12 in the first Test at Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi in La Plata.
From BBC • Jul. 5, 2025
For two years, he lived and worked in La Plata, an hour’s drive from Buenos Aires.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2025
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
The serious strife with Portugal had for its purpose the occupation of both banks of the river La Plata, that so the mighty stream might be sealed up against all the world but Cadiz.
From The History of Cuba, vol. 2 by Johnson, Willis Fletcher
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