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Argentine
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argentine
English
Etymology
From en fro argentin silvery, from en la argentum silver.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɑː.dʒən.tiːn/ /ˈɑː.dʒən.taɪn/ RP
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Argentine.wav Southern England
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Argentine2.wav Southern England
Adjective
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Of, from, or pertaining to Argentina or its people.
en Argentinan rare Argentinean Argentinian
en October 1, 2011 Saj Chowdhury Wolverhampton 1 - 2 Newcastle BBC Sport http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/15045306.stm Argentine midfielder Jonas Gutierrez added a superb second when he surged past four challenges to fire in low. https://web.archive.org/web/20260926111931/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/15045306.stm 26 September 2026
Usage notes
en Argentine is the most commonly used term, followed by en Argentinian, en Argentinean, and (rarely) en Argentinan.
Derived terms
en Argentine nightshade Afro-Argentine Argentineness Argentinize
Translations
pertaining to Argentina
Albanian: sq argjentinas
Asturian: ast arxentín
Belarusian: be аргенці́нскі
Bulgarian: bg аржентински m
Catalan: ca argentí
Czech: cs argentinský m
Danish: da argentinsk
Dutch: nl Argentijns
Estonian: et argentiina
Finnish: fi argentiinalainen
French: fr argentin m, fr argentine f
Galician: gl arxentino
Georgian: ka არგენტინური
German: de argentinisch
Greek: el αργεντίνικος, el αργεντινός
Hebrew: he ארגנטיני m argent'yni, he ארגנטינית f argent'ynit
Hindi: hi अर्जेंटीनी
Hungarian: hu argentin
Icelandic: is argentínskur m
Italian: it argentino m, it argentina f
Japanese: ja アルゼンチン アルゼンチンの aruzenchin no
Korean: ko 아르헨티나 ^아르헨티나-의
Kyrgyz: ky аргентиналык
Latvian: lv argentīniešu
Lithuanian: lt argentinietiškas
Maltese: mt Arġentin m, mt Arġentina f, mt Arġentini p
Manx: gv Argenteenagh
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb argentinsk
Nynorsk: nn argentinsk
Occitan: oc argentin m
Polish: pl argentyński m
Portuguese: pt argentino
Romanian: ro argentinian
Russian: ru аргенти́нский
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: sh аргѐнтӣнскӣ
Latin: sh argèntīnskī
Slovak: sk argentínsky
Slovene: sl argentinski m
Spanish: es argentino
Swahili: sw Kiajentina
Swedish: sv argentinsk
Ukrainian: uk аргенти́нський
Volapük: vo Largäntänik
Welsh: cy Archentaidd
pertaining to an Argentine or the Argentines
Asturian: ast arxentín
German: de Argentinier Argentinier-
Manx: gv Argenteenagh
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb argentinsk
Nynorsk: nn argentinsk
Polish: pl argentyński m
Portuguese: pt argentino
Romanian: ro argentinian
Welsh: cy Archentaidd
Noun
A citizen or descendant abroad of Argentina.
en Argentinan rare Argentinean Argentinian
en-US Jonathan Kandell Buenos Aires Beef, on Hoof and on Plates The New York Times 2006-06-11 https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/11/travel/11next.html 0362-4331 "Rich as an Argentine" was a phrase my Brooklyn grandfather often repeated to my bewilderment. https://web.archive.org/web/20250114232657/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/11/travel/11next.html 14 January 2025
en dance en Argentine tango.
Derived terms
en Afro-Argentine
Translations
person from Argentina
Albanian: sq argjentinas m
Asturian: ast arxentín m
Azerbaijani: az argentinalı
Belarusian: be аргенцінец m, be аргенці́нка f
Bulgarian: bg аржентинец m, bg аржентинка f
Catalan: ca argentí m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 阿根廷人 Āgēntíngrén
Czech: cs Argentinec m
Danish: da argentiner c
Dutch: nl Argentijn m, nl Argentijnse f
Esperanto: eo argentinano
Estonian: et argentiinalane
Finnish: fi argentiinalainen
French: fr Argentin m, fr Argentine f
Galician: gl arxentino m, gl arxentina f
Georgian: ka არგენტინელი
German: de Argentinier m, de Argentinierin f
Greek: el Αργεντίνος m, el Αργεντίνα f
Hebrew: he ארגנטינאי m argent'inai, he ארגנטינאית f argent'inait
Hindi: hi अर्जेंटीनी m f
Hungarian: hu argentin
Icelandic: is Argentínumaður m
Italian: it argentino m, it argentina f
Japanese: ja アルゼンチン人 aruzenchinjin
Korean: ko 아르헨티나인, ko 아르헨티나 사람
Kyrgyz: ky аргентиналык
Latvian: lv argentīnietis m, lv argentīniete f
Lithuanian: lt argentinietis m, lt argentinietė f
Manx: gv Argenteenagh m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb argentiner m
Nynorsk: nn argentinar m
Occitan: oc argentin m
Polish: pl Argentyńczyk m-pr, pl Argentynka f
Portuguese: pt argentino m
Romanian: ro argentinian m, ro argentiniană f, ro argentiniancă f
Russian: ru аргенти́нец m, ru аргенти́нка f
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: sh Аргенти́нац m
Latin: sh Argentínac m
Slovak: sk Argentínec m
Slovene: sl Argentinec m
Spanish: es argentino m, es argentina f
Swahili: sw Mwajentina 1/2
Swedish: sv argentinare c
Turkish: tr Arjantinli
Ukrainian: uk аргенти́нець m, uk аргенти́нка f
Volapük: vo Largäntänan
Welsh: cy Archentwr m, cy Archentwraig f
Proper noun
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en archaic with "the" Argentina.
en https://archive.org/details/historyofsantacl00sawy 1922 History of Santa Clara County California Eugene T. Sawyer Historic Record Company Los Angeles 379 https://archive.org/details/historyofsantacl00sawy/page/n385/mode/2up Returning to California he then went to work for the P. G. & E. Company as storekeeper in San Jose and remained with the concern until 1904, which year he started on a trip that occupied his time for over one year and took him to the important centers of Europe and throughout South America, where he visited an uncle in the Argentine.
en obsolete Strasbourg (city in France).
I 650 1 6th The first inuenter thereof (as most agree) is thought to be a Germaine, dwellyng first in Argentine, afterward Citizen of Mentz, named John Faustus, a goldsmith.
en 1624 Patrick Symson The Historie of the Church Since the Dayes of Our Saviour Iesus Christ untill this present Age 178 https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=S-ZoAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA178 and the Ambassadour for the Citie of Argentine was not suffered to sit in the Councell, because that Cittie had disanulled the Masse.
61 27 they deemed no remedy more commodious, effectuall, and opportune, than if his Holines, by the Emperours consent, would call a godly, free, and Christian Councell, so soone as it were possible, in some conuenient place in Germanie; that is, in Argentine, in Mentz, Collen, or Metz,
A current place name:
en neighbourhood city/Kansas City s/Kansas, named after a silver smeltery.
en twp/and/CDP therein, in co/Genesee County s/Michigan.
en twp co/Fall River County s/South Dakota.
en commune in dept/Savoie r/Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes c/France.
Derived terms
en Argentinean Argentine giant tegu Argentinian Argentine black and white tegu Argentine Sea Argentino
Translations
Argentina
Related terms
en Argentina
Further reading
Argentine,Argentinian,Argentinean,Argentinan
Anagrams
en aeeginnrt Tangerine antigreen intragene tangerine
en Nationalities Argentina
French
fr:
Etymology
fr :bor es:Argentina<id:República Argentina> República Argentina
From fr es Argentina.
Pronunciation
fr Argentines
fr Fr-Argentine.ogg
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-Argentine.wav <<France>> (<<Paris>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-Argentine.wav France
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-Argentine.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>)
Proper noun
f
fr Argentina Q414
Descendants
ja アルゼンチン Aruzenchin 1 1
fa آرژانتین âržântin 1
tr Arjantin 1
ar اَلْأَرْجَنْتِين 1
Noun
f
fr Argentin
Further reading
Anagrams
fr aeeginnrt gainèrent régnaient