La Plata

proper noun

The capital city of Buenos Aires province, Argentina, briefly named Eva Perón in the 1950s.

OriginSpanish La Plata →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The capital city of Buenos Aires province, Argentina, briefly named Eva Perón in the 1950s.

    In this way, President Peron terminus in Buenos Aires becomes Retiro once again, the city of Eva Peron takes its old name of La Plata, and so on.

    1955 December, “Notes and News: Old Names Restored in Argentina”, in Railway Magazine, page 878
  2. A town and municipality of Huila Department, Colombia.
  3. A town, the county seat of Charles County, Maryland, United States.
  4. A small city in Macon County, Missouri, United States.
  5. A ghost town in Cache County, Utah, United States.
  6. A river in Colorado, United States; in full, the La Plata River.

Origin

  1. SpanishLa Plata
  2. EnglishLa Plata

From Spanish La Plata.

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APA

La Plata. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/La%20Plata

MLA

“La Plata.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/La%20Plata. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “La Plata,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/La%20Plata.

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