Argentina

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proper noun

A country in South America. Official name: Argentine Republic. Capital: Buenos Aires.

Similar
Argentine ConfederationArgentine NationArgentine RepublicUnited Provinces of the River Plate
OriginSpanish Argentina ← Latin argentīnu ← Proto-Italic *argentom →
CommonScrabble 10
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A country in South America. Official name: Argentine Republic. Capital: Buenos Aires.

    To dollarize its economy, Argentina would need to exchange all pesos held by its people and businesses for US dollars, and assign a dollar value to all of its assets and contracts.

    2023 October 23, Anna Cooban, “Javier Milei wants Argentina to swap the peso for the US dollar. Here’s what that could mean”, in CNN Business

    Synonyms: Argentine Confederation, Argentine Nation, Argentine Republic, United Provinces of the River Plate

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA country in South America. Official name: Argentine Republic. Capital: Buenos Aires.

Similar
Argentine ConfederationArgentine NationArgentine RepublicUnited Provinces of the River Plate

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ŕ̥ǵn̥tom
  3. Proto-Italic*argentom
  4. Latinargentum
  5. Latinargentīnu
  6. Spanishargentino
  7. SpanishArgentina
  8. EnglishArgentina

From Latin argentum (“silver”) + the feminine of the adjectival suffix -īnus; in reference to the Río de la Plata ("silver river"). Compare typologically copper (<< Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros, “Cyprus”), a semantic shift in the opposite direction).

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Translations

Afrikaans Argentinië
  • ArgentiniëArgentine Republic
Arabic الْأَرْجَنْتِين, الأرجنتين
  • الْأَرْجَنْتِين (al-ʔarjantīn)Argentine Republic
  • الأرجنتين (al-ʔarjantīn)Argentine Republic
Basque Argentina
  • ArgentinaArgentine Republic
Bengali আর্জেন্টিনা
  • আর্জেন্টিনা (arjenṭina)Argentine Republic
Bulgarian Арженти́на
  • Арженти́на (Aržentína)Argentine Republic
Catalan Argentina
  • ArgentinaArgentine Republic
Chinese 阿根廷
  • 阿根廷 (A-kun-têng)Argentine Republic
Chinese Cantonese 阿根廷
  • 阿根廷 (aa³ gan¹ ting⁴)Argentine Republic
Chinese Mandarin 阿根廷
  • 阿根廷 (Āgēntíng)Argentine Republic
Czech Argentina
  • ArgentinaArgentine Republic
Danish Argentina
  • ArgentinaArgentine Republic
Dari اَرْجِنْتَایْن, اَرْجَنْتَایْن
  • اَرْجِنْتَایْن (arjintāyn)Argentine Republic
  • اَرْجَنْتَایْن (arjantāyn)Argentine Republic
Dutch Argentinië
  • ArgentiniëArgentine Republic
Esperanto Argentino
  • ArgentinoArgentine Republic
Estonian Argentina, Argentiina
  • ArgentinaArgentine Republic
  • ArgentiinaArgentine Republic
Finnish Argentiina
  • ArgentiinaArgentine Republic
French Argentine
  • ArgentineArgentine Republic
German Argentinien
  • ArgentinienArgentine Republic
Greek Αργεντινή
  • Αργεντινή (Argentiní)Argentine Republic
Hawaiian ʻAlekina
  • ʻAlekinaArgentine Republic
Hebrew אַרְגֶּנְטִינָה
  • אַרְגֶּנְטִינָה (argentína)Argentine Republic
Hindi अर्जेंटीना
  • अर्जेंटीना (arjẽṭīnā)Argentine Republic
Hungarian Argentína
  • ArgentínaArgentine Republic
Icelandic Argentína
  • ArgentínaArgentine Republic
Indonesian Argentina
  • ArgentinaArgentine Republic
Iranian Persian آرْژانْتین
  • آرْژانْتین (âržântin)Argentine Republic
Irish An Airgintín
  • An AirgintínArgentine Republic
Italian Argentina
  • ArgentinaArgentine Republic
Japanese アルゼンチン
  • アルゼンチン (Aruzenchin)Argentine Republic
Korean 아르헨티나, 아르헨띠나
  • 아르헨티나 (Areuhentina)Argentine Republic
  • 아르헨띠나 (Areuhenttina)Argentine Republic
Latin Argentina
  • ArgentinaArgentine Republic
Latvian Argentīna
  • ArgentīnaArgentine Republic
Lithuanian Argentina
  • ArgentinaArgentine Republic
Malay Argentina
  • ArgentinaArgentine Republic
Māori Āketina
  • ĀketinaArgentine Republic
Norwegian Bokmål Argentina
  • ArgentinaArgentine Republic
Polish Argentyna
  • ArgentynaArgentine Republic
Portuguese Argentina
  • ArgentinaArgentine Republic
Punjabi ਅਰਜਨਟੀਨਾ
  • ਅਰਜਨਟੀਨਾ (arjanṭīnā)Argentine Republic
Romanian Argentina
  • ArgentinaArgentine Republic
Russian Аргенти́на
  • Аргенти́на (Argentína)Argentine Republic
Scottish Gaelic An Argantain
  • An ArgantainArgentine Republic
Slovak Argentína
  • ArgentínaArgentine Republic
Spanish Argentina
  • ArgentinaArgentine Republic
Swahili Argentina, Ajentina
  • ArgentinaArgentine Republic
  • AjentinaArgentine Republic
Swedish Argentina
  • ArgentinaArgentine Republic
Tagalog Arhentina
  • ArhentinaArgentine Republic
Tamil அர்ஜென்டினா, அர்கெந்தீனா
  • அர்ஜென்டினா (arjeṉṭiṉā)Argentine Republic
  • அர்கெந்தீனா (arkentīṉā)Argentine Republic
Thai อาร์เจนตินา
  • อาร์เจนตินา (aa-jeen-dtì-nâa)Argentine Republic
Turkish Arjantin
  • ArjantinArgentine Republic
Ukrainian Аргенти́на, Арґенти́на
  • Аргенти́на (Arhentýna)Argentine Republic
  • Арґенти́на (Argentýna)Argentine Republic
Urdu اَرْجَنْٹائِن, اَرْجَنْٹِینا
  • اَرْجَنْٹائِن (arjanṭāin)Argentine Republic
  • اَرْجَنْٹِینا (arjanṭīnā)Argentine Republic
Vietnamese Ác-hen-ti-na, Á Căn Đình
  • Ác-hen-ti-naArgentine Republic
  • Á Căn ĐìnhArgentine Republic
Welsh Yr Ariannin, Gweriniaeth yr Ariannin
  • Yr ArianninArgentine Republic
  • Gweriniaeth yr ArianninArgentine Republic
Yiddish אַרגענטינע
  • אַרגענטינע (argentine)Argentine Republic

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Argentina

latinaarenaKatrinamarinaninaPasadenareginaAngelinasubpoenaXenaDinaminaballerinagalenacarinapatinacantinaSheenafarinaRinaspirulinaBallymenaverbenapiscina
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Anagrams

argentiantanagrineNgaterian
Cite this entry
APA

Argentina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Argentina

MLA

“Argentina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Argentina. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Argentina,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Argentina.

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