noun
1. a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America
• Syn: ↑Argentine Republic
• Derivationally related forms: ↑Argentinian
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑South American country, ↑South American nation
• Member Holonyms: ↑Organization of American States, ↑OAS
• Part Holonyms: ↑South America
• Member Meronyms: ↑Argentinian
• Part Meronyms:
↑Patagonia, ↑Triple Frontier, ↑Buenos Aires, ↑capital of Argentina, ↑Cordoba, ↑Cordova, ↑Moron, ↑Rosario, ↑Vicente Lopez, ↑pampas, ↑Tierra del Fuego, ↑Aconcagua, ↑Andes, ↑Bonete, ↑Cachi, ↑El Libertador, ↑El Muerto, ↑Galan, ↑Iguazu, ↑Iguazu Falls, ↑Iguassu, ↑Iguassu Falls, ↑Victoria Falls, ↑Laudo, ↑Llullaillaco, ↑Mercedario, ↑Nacimiento, ↑Ojos del Salado, ↑Parana, ↑Parana River, ↑Pissis, ↑Rio de la Plata, ↑La Plata, ↑Plata River, ↑Tupungato
2. type genus of the Argentinidae: argentines
• Syn: ↑genus Argentina
• Hypernyms: ↑fish genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Argentinidae, ↑family Argentinidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑argentine
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a country in South America
Useful english dictionary. 2012.