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Argentine

Argentine

26 3.4
Relating to Argentina or its people
  • adjective
  • /ˌɑr.dʒənˈtin/
: argentino
  • The Clintons are hoping to follow in the footsteps of a famous Argentine couple.
  • Argentine military
  • Argentine government
  • Argentine economy

Hence, they argue, the dollar scarcity pertains only to the Argentine state.

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Examples

  • I talked with Argentine women who had spent time in the U.S.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • And the Mission was, quote, to boost the Argentine economy by funding small projects and local businesses.

  • The Argentine Embassy issued a request for clarification earlier today.

  • As David Batty and the rest waited for their bus, the Argentine team pulled alongside in theirs.

  • In terms of total exports, Argentine sales to Brazil jumped from 4.3% in 1983 to 19% in 1993.

    Academic text (1993)
  • I'm late for my lecture on Argentine ceramics, so I won't wait.

  • I made clothing by hand, clothing specifically for dancers of Argentine tango because we were both tango dancers.

  • Understandably, during the 1980s and 1990s, the Argentine gay movement looked with envy at its Brazilian counterpart.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The film opens in a schoolyard as the Argentine national anthem plays over loudspeakers.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The Argentine Embassy issued a request for clarification earlier today.

Synonyms

Argentinean
vsArgentine
7 3.8

About Argentina, its people, or its culture

is narrower, focusing on country or people rather than specific domains
Argentinian
vsArgentine
6 3.0

From or relating to Argentina

is the same in meaning but differs in word form or spelling

Compounds

1 9.7

Severe viral illness that causes high fever, bleeding, and brain problems mainly in Argentina

1 2.8

The official name of the country in southern South America

Surface Forms

Argentine positive

Morphology

Argentine = Argentina (transparent) = Argentina + ine

Formed by adding the adjective-forming suffix '-ine' to the country name 'Argentina', so the meaning 'relating to Argentina' is directly derived.

Etymology

Argentine comes from Argentina, a name from the old Latin argentum meaning 'silver'. Early explorers called the big river nearby a 'river of silver', so the land was named the 'land of silver', and Argentine today means 'relating to Argentina'.