What does "argentine" mean?
Argentine: Of or pertaining to the Argentine Republic in South America.
Additional senses
- 2.(Min.) A siliceous variety of calcite, or carbonate of lime, having a silvery-white, pearly luster, and a waving or curved lamellar structure.
- 3.White metal coated with silver. Simmonds.
- 4.(Zoöl.) A fish of Europe (Maurolicus Pennantii) with silvery scales. The name is also applied to various fishes of the genus Argentina.
- 5.A citizen of the Argentine Republic.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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