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[syn: Argentine, Argentinian]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Argentine \Ar"gen*tine\, n. [Cf. F. argentin, fr. L. argentum
silver.]
1. (Min.) A siliceous variety of calcite, or carbonate of
lime, having a silvery-white, pearly luster, and a waving
or curved lamellar structure.
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2. White metal coated with silver. --Simmonds.
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3. (Zool.) A fish of Europe (Maurolicus Pennantii) with
silvery scales. The name is also applied to various fishes
of the genus Argentina.
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4. A citizen of the Argentine Republic; an Argentinian.
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5. Argentina; in this sense, usually preceded by the.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Argentine \Ar"gen*tine\ (?; in the 2d sense, commonly ?), a.
1. Pertaining to, or resembling, silver; made of, or sounding
like, silver; silvery.
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Celestial Dian, goddess argentine. --Shak.
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2. Of or pertaining to the Argentine Republic in South
America.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Argentine
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Argentina or its
people; "Argentinian tango" [syn: Argentine,
Argentinian]
n 1: any of various small silver-scaled salmon-like marine
fishes