Río de la Plata

[ Spanish ree-aw the lah plah-tah ]

noun

1. an estuary on the southeastern coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.

Río de la Plata

/ ˈriːəʊ də lɑː ˈplɑːtə /

noun

1. See Plata

Example Sentences

In 1778, it was erected into a Spanish vice-royalty by the name of the vice-royalty of Rio de la Plata.

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It was he had christened the great stream—Rio de la Plata, the river where silver is.

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In the remarkable increase and expansion of her industries Germany has not forgotten the shores of the Rio de la Plata.

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The Brazilian rivers of the Rio de la Plata system are numerous and important.

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They inhabit the forest to the south of the Rio de la Plata.

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