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Argentinian

Argentinian

3 3.0
A person who comes from Argentina
  • noun
  • /ˌɑrdʒənˈtɪniən/
translation icon : argentino
  • Patricio Molina and Frederico Soje are two Argentinian airline pilots.

Ask a Cypriot, ask an Argentinian how durable Fiat is.

Examples

  • Patricio Molina and Frederico Soje are two Argentinian airline pilots.

  • The Qatar dollar was established during the recent World Cup, when thousands of Argentinians travelled to cheer for their national team in Qatar.

  • You eat breakfast like an Argentinian.

    Sebastian (2017)

  • An Argentinian without his cows is like a dog without fleas, you know.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Consider your typical Argentinian, for example, who consumes a lot of wheat and beef.

    Blog text (1)

  • Gortat and Luis Scola will both be able to score on their own in the post, and it's the Argentinian who could provide kickouts to three-point shooters when double teams come his way.

    Blog text (13)

  • Consider your typical Argentinian, for example, who consumes a lot of wheat and beef.

Synonyms

South American
vsArgentinian
7 1.0

A person who lives in or comes from South America

refers specifically to someone from that country rather than the whole continent
Argentinean
vsArgentinian
2 3.2

A person from Argentina or whose family comes from there

refers only to people born in or living in that country

Surface Forms

Argentinian singular
Argentinians plural

Morphology

Argentinian = Argentina (transparent) = Argentina + ian

Formed by adding the productive demonym/adjectival suffix '-ian' to the country name 'Argentina', so the meaning 'a person from Argentina' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Argentinian comes from the country's name Argentina, which comes from the Latin word argentum meaning 'silver' because early explorers thought the land had silver. So an Argentinian is a person 'from the land of silver'.