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ARGENTINE
Argentine, Argentinian
(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of Argentina or its people; “Argentinian tango”
argentine
(noun) any of various small silver-scaled salmon-like marine fishes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
argentine (comparative more argentine, superlative most argentine)
Containing or resembling silver.
Synonym: silvern
Noun
argentine (plural argentines)
Any osmeriform fish of the genus Argentina, especially the European argentine, Argentina sphyraena.
(mineral) A siliceous variety of calcite, or lime carbonate, having a silvery-white, pearly lustre, and a waving or curved lamellar structure.
white metal coated with silver
Synonyms
• herring smelt
Anagrams
• Tangerine, antigreen, intragene, tangerine
Etymology
Adjective
Argentine (not comparable)
Of, from, or pertaining to Argentina or its people.
Synonyms: Argentinan (rare), Argentinean, Argentinian
Noun
Argentine (plural Argentines)
A citizen or descendant abroad of Argentina.
Synonyms: Argentinan (rare), Argentinean, Argentinian
Proper noun
the Argentine
(archaic, with "the") Argentina.
Anagrams
• Tangerine, antigreen, intragene, tangerine
Source: Wiktionary
Ar"gen*tine (; in the 2d sense, commonly ), a.
1. Pertaining to, or resembling, silver; made of, or sounding like, silver; silvery. Celestial Dian, goddess argentine. Shak.
2. Of or pertaining to the Argentine Republic in South America.
Ar"gen*tine, n. Etym: [Cf. F. argentin, fr. L. argentum silver.]
1. (Min.)
Definition: A siliceous variety of calcite, or carbonate of lime, having a silvery-white, pearly luster, and a waving or curved lamellar structure.
2. White metal coated with silver. Simmonds.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A fish of Europe (Maurolicus Pennantii) with silvery scales. The name is also applied to various fishes of the genus Argentina.
4. A citizen of the Argentine Republic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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