Meanings
alternative dated River Platte
- A river in South America.
“We, ladies and gentlemen, are taking our countries back. Together our nations – America and Argentina – will inspire the world,” Lara Trump, the Republican National Committee’s co-chair, told delegates who had flooded the basement of a five-star hotel by the River Plate.
2024 December 10, Tom Phillips, Facundo Iglesia, “Maga on the River Plate as global populist right descends on Argentina”, in The Guardian, →ISSNSynonyms: Río de la Plata, Plate
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA river in South America.
Origin
- SpanishRío de la Plata
- EnglishRiver Plate
Calque of Spanish Río de la Plata, using the obsolete English term plate (“silver”).
More words from Spanish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Italian Rio della Plata
- Rio della PlataTranslations
Portuguese Rio da Prata
- Rio da PrataTranslations
Spanish Río de la Plata
- Río de la PlataTranslations
Cite this entry
River Plate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/River%20Plate
“River Plate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/River%20Plate. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “River Plate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/River%20Plate.
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