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.

Other words from Patagonia

  • Pat·a·go·ni·an, adjective, noun

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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

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