Meanings
- not comparableOf or pertaining to Argentina.
1 more example
Conservative estimates place the number of forced disappearances during the military regime that controlled the Argentinean government during 1976-1983 between 10,000 and 15,000 persons.¹ Shortly after the end of military rule in 1983, the Argentinean National Congress passed legislation that effectively amnestied many persons who allegedly committed human rights violations such as torture, extra-judicial killing, and forced disappearance.
Fall 2007, Gaspar Forteza, “Regarding Simón y otros: Accountability in Argentina and International Human Rights as Domestic Positive Law”, in FIU Law Review, volume 3, number 1, →ISSN, archived from the original on 03 Jul 2020, page 187
plural Argentineans
- A person from Argentina.
She was my new doctor, a bespectacled Argentinean whose concern for me brimmed visibly in her eyes.
2022, Namwali Serpell, The Furrows, Hogarth, page 661 more example
Indeed, the Process Statute promised that which most Argentineans sought—a just and responsible government.
Fall 2007, Gaspar Forteza, “Regarding Simón y otros: Accountability in Argentina and International Human Rights as Domestic Positive Law”, in FIU Law Review, volume 3, number 1, →ISSN, archived from the original on 03 Jul 2020, page 191
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
From Argentin(a) + -ean or Argentine + -an.
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