Río Negro

proper noun

A province in central Argentina. Capital: Viedma.

OriginSpanish Río Negro →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A province in central Argentina. Capital: Viedma.
  2. A river in Patagonia, Argentina.
  3. A river in Uruguay, which joins the Uruguay River.
  4. A department in north-western Uruguay.
  5. A former department of Chile.

Origin

  1. SpanishRío Negro
  2. EnglishRío Negro

Borrowed from Spanish Río Negro (literally “black river”).

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Translations

Hindi रियो नेग्रो
  • रियो नेग्रो (riyo negro)province
Polish Río Negro
  • Río Negroprovince
Spanish Río Negro
  • Río Negroprovince
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APA

Río Negro. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/R%C3%ADo%20Negro

MLA

“Río Negro.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/R%C3%ADo%20Negro. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Río Negro,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/R%C3%ADo%20Negro.

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