Patagonia

[pat-uh-goh-nee-uh, -gohn-yuh]

noun

1. a tableland region of southern Argentina.

2. a region in S South America, in S Argentina and S Chile, extending from the Andes to the Atlantic.

Patagonia

/ ˌpætəˈɡəʊnɪə /

noun

1. the southernmost region of South America, in Argentina and Chile extending from the Andes to the Atlantic. Area: about 777 000 sq km (300 000 sq miles)

2. an arid tableland in the southernmost part of Argentina, rising towards the Andes in the west

Other Word Forms

• Patagonian adjective

Example Sentences

A number of brands, including Patagonia, offer workout attire made from natural fibers.

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Miller had spent weeks solo climbing in Patagonia and the Canadian Rockies, completing a notoriously difficult ice climb called Reality Bath, which had been unrepeated for 37 years, according to Climbing magazine.

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He arrived shortly after I did, dressed in all black with Steve Madden boots and a Patagonia coat.

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In her hot and sticky office in an old building in the centre of Santiago she describes an environmental campaign that she's part of – Salvemos La Patagonia or Save Patagonia.

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Now when I hear that song it takes me back to that place in Patagonia.

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