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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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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

"This is a pivotal point," said lead author Valentina Crespi of the Institute of Astrophysics La Plata.

From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2026

The visitors were not hampered by the late adjustment though, and picked up where they left off in La Plata with a renewed fluidity in attack.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

The seven-day round-trip cruise began in Miami and had calls in Nassau, San Juan and Puerto Plata.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2025

We had already decided on moving to Puerto Plata and opening a store, and this news would ruin that plan.

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

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