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Argentine

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Argentine \Ar"gen*tine\ (?; in the 2d sense, commonly ?), a.
   1. Pertaining to, or resembling, silver; made of, or sounding
      like, silver; silvery.

            Celestial Dian, goddess argentine.    --Shak.

   2. Of or pertaining to the Argentine Republic in South
      America.

Argentine \Ar"gen*tine\, n. [Cf. F. argentin, fr. L. argentum
   silver.]
   1. (Min.) A siliceous variety of calcite, or carbonate of
      lime, having a silvery-white, pearly luster, and a waving
      or curved lamellar structure.

   2. White metal coated with silver. --Simmonds.

   3. (Zo["o]l.) A fish of Europe ({Maurolicus Pennantii}) with
      silvery scales. The name is also applied to various fishes
      of the genus {Argentina}.

   4. A citizen of the Argentine Republic.

Source : WordNet®

Argentine
     adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Argentina or its
           people; "Argentinian tango" [syn: {Argentinian}]
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