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Mar del Plata

American  
[mahr thel plah-tah] / ˈmɑr ðɛl ˈplɑ tɑ /

noun

  1. a city in E Argentina: seaside resort.


Mar del Plata British  
/ ˈmar ðɛl ˈplata /

noun

  1. a city and resort in E Argentina, on the Atlantic: fishing port. Pop: 552 000 (2005 est)

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When he was eight years old, spending time with his dad in the coastal resort of Mar del Plata, Simeone senior took that call from Atletico Madrid.

From BBC

He was en route to a club performance in the Argentinian resort city of Mar Del Plata when the incident happened.

From BBC

Teresa, a cleaner from the city of Mar del Plata, spends most of her income on rent.

From BBC

The first UN water conference took place in Mar del Plata, Argentina, in 1977.

From Scientific American

Representatives of 118 countries and territories met over 12 days and issued the Mar del Plata Action Plan, which recommended that countries achieve universal clean water and sanitation by 1990 to avoid a global water crisis by the end of the twentieth century.

From Scientific American