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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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The court ignored a request from lawyer Luis Tagliapietra, whose 27-year-old son Alejandro died on the submarine, to hold the trial in Mar del Plata, where crew members had lived.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

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

From BBC • May 16, 2023

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

From Scientific American • Mar. 23, 2023

“I never experienced anything like this,” Uruguayan striker Santiago Silva said at the Jorge Newbery airport in Buenos Aires, where players landed before taking their bus to Mar del Plata.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 12, 2022

The only downside of being in Mar del Plata was the incessant rain and the cold wind from the sea.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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