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argentine
1[ahr-juhn-tin, -tahyn]
adjective
pertaining to or resembling silver.
noun
a silvery substance, especially one obtained from fish scales, used in making imitation pearls.
argentine
2[ahr-juhn-tin, -tahyn]
noun
any of various silvery marine fishes, especially those of the genus Argentina.
Argentine
1/ -ˌtaɪn, ˈɑːdʒənˌtiːn /
noun
another name for Argentina
a native or inhabitant of Argentina
adjective
of or relating to Argentina
argentine
2/ ˈɑːəˌٲɪ /
adjective
of, relating to, or resembling silver
noun
any of various small marine salmonoid fishes, such as Argentina sphyraena, that constitute the family Argentinidae and are characterized by a long silvery body
Other Word Forms
- pseudo-Argentinean adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of argentine1
Origin of argentine2
Origin of argentine3
Example Sentences
President Obama would have the power to stop this policy of worldwide expropriation, started with the biggest financial crime of history, with the argentine Default in 2002.
The British goverment would never allow an argentine to live in the islands even before the war.
In 1995, 10 argentine soldiers witnessed a cataclysm that no other humans have ever seen, one that has since altered our understanding of climate change.
By continuance of heat it calcines in white fumes, called argentine flowers of antimony, which melt into a hyacinthine glass.
We went forth quite argentine as to our understandings, like knights in armour clad, and, thus glistening, I contrived to win that cup for the third and final time, which made it my own.
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