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Patagonia
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Patagónia Patagônia
Translingual
Patagonia (mammal)
Proper noun
1
genus family Patagoniidae an extinct non-placental mammal from Argentina
genus tribe Phycitini certain snout moths
English
Etymology
From en pt patagão and en es patagón Patagonian + en -ia place.
Pronunciation
en /ˌpæt.əˈɡəʊ.nɪə/ RP
en /ˌpæt.əˈɡoʊ.ni.ə/ /ˌpæt.əˈɡoʊ.njə/ GA
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Patagonia.wav Southern England
en əʊniə 5
en Pa ta go ni a Pa ta gon ia
Proper noun
en geographical region in southern cont/South America, including the southern parts of Chile and Argentina.
1771, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed., Vol. II, p. 183:
CHILI, a province of ſouth America, bounded by Peru on the north, by the province of La Plata on the eaſt, by Patagonia on the ſouth, and by the Pacific ocean on the weſt... But ſome comprehend Patagonia in Chili, extending it to cape Horn...
en Edwin Williamson The Penguin history of Latin America 1992 Penguin Books London; New York 978-0-14-012559-7 33 https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780140125597/page/33/mode/1up The pampas of Argentina and the chilly wastes of Patagonia, like the prairies and deserts of North America, were largely shunned by Spanish settlers until the 1870s.
en town s/Arizona.
Derived terms
en Patagonian
Translations
geographical region
Amharic: am ፓታጎኒያ
Armenian: hy
Belarusian: be Патагонія f
Bulgarian: bg Патаго́ния f
Catalan: ca Patagònia f
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 巴塔哥尼亞 Bātǎgēníyǎ
Czech: cs
Danish: da
Dutch: nl Patagonië
Esperanto: eo Patagonio
Estonian: et
Finnish: fi Patagonia
French: fr Patagonie f
Georgian: ka პატაგონია
German: de Patagonien n
Greek: el Παταγονία f
Hungarian: hu Patagónia
Ido: io Patagonia
Indonesian: id Patagonia
Irish: ga Patagóin f An Phatagóin
Italian: it Patagonia f
Japanese: ja パタゴニア Patagonia
Korean: ko
Latvian: lv
Lithuanian: lt
Māori: mi Patakonia
Occitan: oc
Polish: pl Patagonia f
Portuguese:
Brazilian Portuguese: pt Patagônia f
European Portuguese: pt Patagónia f
Romanian: ro Patagonia f
Russian: ru Патаго́ния f
Scottish Gaelic: gd
Slovak: sk
Slovene: sl
Spanish: es Patagonia f
Swedish: sv Patagonien
Turkish: tr Patagonya
Ukrainian: uk
Welsh: cy Patagonia f
Further reading
en terms suffixed with -ia (place)
Finnish
fi:
Etymology
From fi es Patagonia.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Patagonia
Declension
sg Patagoni a
Derived terms
fi compounds patagoniandelfiini patagonianhaapana patagoniannandu
Polish
pl:
Pronunciation
[ńj] Pl-Patagonia.ogg Pa.ta.gon.ia
Noun
pl proper noun f
pl region cont/South America Patagonia
Declension
<f.sg>
Further reading
pl Geography
Romanian
Noun
ro proper noun f
en Patagonia
Spanish
es:
Etymology
es :af patagón<t:Patagonian> -ia + 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
f
en Patagonia
Derived terms
es ciprés de la Patagonia patagónico
Welsh
cy:
Etymology
cy en Patagonia, from cy es Patagonia.
Pronunciation
cy /pataˈɡɔnja/
Proper noun
f
en Patagonia, cy geographical region in southern cont/South America 1
Derived terms
cy ysgyfarnog Patagonia Patagonian hare