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

Survivors of a snowstorm in Patagonia which killed five people including a British woman have said local authorities did not offer enough help.

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A British woman is among five people who have died in a snowstorm in Chilean Patagonia.

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There was no road through a remote section of Patagonia in southern Chile and the trio had to take a ferry, but since then about 800 miles of road has been built.

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Kirchner's political career effectively ended in June when the Supreme Court upheld her corruption conviction over the awarding of public works contracts in the southern Patagonia region when she was president.

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Meanwhile, in Patagonia, cool Atlantic Ocean breezes produce fruit that’s a bit brighter, lighter and higher in acidity than Malbecs from warmer regions—that is, the soft, lush Malbecs most American wine drinkers know.

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