Patagonia

Pa·ta·go·ni·a
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UK/ˌpæt.əˈɡəʊ.nɪə/US/ˌpæt.əˈɡoʊ.ni.ə/US/ˌpæt.əˈɡoʊ.njə/

proper noun

A geographical region in southern South America, including the southern parts of Chile and Argentina.

OriginPortuguese patagão ← Spanish patagón →
Less commonScrabble 12
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A geographical region in southern South America, including the southern parts of Chile and Argentina.

    The pampas of Argentina and the chilly wastes of Patagonia, like the prairies and deserts of North America, were largely shunned by Spanish settlers until the 1870s.

    1992, Edwin Williamson, The Penguin history of Latin America, London; New York: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 33
    1 more example

    CHILI, a province of ſouth America, bounded by Peru on the north, by the province of La Plata on the eaſt, by Patagonia on the ſouth, and by the Pacific ocean on the weſt... But ſome comprehend Patagonia in Chili, extending it to cape Horn...

    1771, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed., Vol. II, p. 183
  2. A town in Arizona.

Origin

  1. Spanishpatagón“Patagonian”
  2. Portuguesepatagão
  3. EnglishPatagonia

From Portuguese patagão and Spanish patagón (“Patagonian”) + -ia.

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Translations

Brazilian Portuguese Patagônia
  • Patagôniageographical region
Bulgarian Патаго́ния
  • Патаго́ния (Patagónija)geographical region
Catalan Patagònia
  • Patagòniageographical region
Chinese Mandarin 巴塔哥尼亞 /巴塔哥尼亚
  • 巴塔哥尼亞 /巴塔哥尼亚 (Bātǎgēníyǎ)geographical region
Dutch Patagonië
  • Patagoniëgeographical region
Esperanto Patagonio
  • Patagoniogeographical region
European Portuguese Patagónia
  • Patagóniageographical region
Finnish Patagonia
  • Patagoniageographical region
French Patagonie
  • Patagoniegeographical region
German Patagonien
  • Patagoniengeographical region
Greek Παταγονία
  • Παταγονία (Patagonía)geographical region
Hungarian Patagónia
  • Patagóniageographical region
Indonesian Patagonia
  • Patagoniageographical region
Irish An Phatagóin
  • An Phatagóingeographical region
Italian Patagonia
  • Patagoniageographical region
Japanese パタゴニア
  • パタゴニア (Patagonia)geographical region
Māori Patakonia
  • Patakoniageographical region
Polish Patagonia
  • Patagoniageographical region
Romanian Patagonia
  • Patagoniageographical region
Russian Патаго́ния
  • Патаго́ния (Patagónija)geographical region
Spanish Patagonia
  • Patagoniageographical region
Swedish Patagonien
  • Patagoniengeographical region
Turkish Patagonya
  • Patagonyageographical region
Welsh Patagonia
  • Patagoniageographical region

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Patagonia

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Cite this entry
APA

Patagonia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Patagonia

MLA

“Patagonia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Patagonia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Patagonia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Patagonia.

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