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Argentine

ar·gen·tine

UK/ˈɑː.dʒən.taɪn/ US/ˈɑː.dʒən.tiːn/ uncommon archaic obsolete
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

1.

of or relating to or characteristic of Argentina or its people

  • “Argentinian tango”
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noun

1.

any of various small silver-scaled salmon-like marine fishes

Origin

From Middle English argentyne, borrowed from Old French argentin (“silvery”), from Latin argentum (“silver”), equivalent to argent + -ine.

Phrases

  • greater argentine

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