Plata

British

/ ˈplata /

noun

Also known as: La Plata. English name: River Plate. an estuary on the SE coast of South America, between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná Rivers. Length: 275 km (171 miles). Width: (at its mouth) 225 km (140 miles)

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Goals from Nilson Angulo and Gonzalo Plata help Ecuador come from behind to beat Germany 2-1 and qualify for the World Cup knockout stages as one of the top eight third-placed teams.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

The submarine went missing a week after it set off from Ushuaia on Argentina's southern tip and was returning to its home port at the Mar del Plata naval base.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

Earlier studies by archaeologist Miguel Delgado of the Universidad Nacional de La Plata in Argentina and Fehren-Schmitz provided detailed background on the skeleton itself.

From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2026

At Martín García Island, Argentina, a series of crags amid the Río de la Plata delta, she tries to make sense of crooked crosses cast from a single mold.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

By that time Mate and I had already left for Puerto Plata, accompanied by one or the other of our mothers-in-law.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

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