River Plate

proper noun

A river in South America.

Meanings

proper nounthe River Plate

alternative dated River Platte

  1. 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, →ISSN

    Synonyms: Río de la Plata, Plate

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA river in South America.

Origin

  1. SpanishRío de la Plata
  2. EnglishRiver Plate

Calque of Spanish Río de la Plata, using the obsolete English term plate (“silver”).

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
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APA

River Plate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/River%20Plate

MLA

“River Plate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/River%20Plate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “River Plate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/River%20Plate.

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