Bahía Blanca

proper noun

A coastal city in Buenos Aires province, Argentina.

Meanings

proper noun

Origin

  1. SpanishBahía Blanca
  2. EnglishBahía Blanca

Borrowed from Spanish Bahía Blanca (literally “white bay”), from the color of the salt.

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APA

Bahía Blanca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bah%C3%ADa%20Blanca

MLA

“Bahía Blanca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bah%C3%ADa%20Blanca. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bahía Blanca,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bah%C3%ADa%20Blanca.

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