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argentina

[ˌɑɹ.d͡ʒənˈti.nə]

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.22 in modern English

Syllables
Ar-gen-ti-na
IPA
[ˌɑɹ.d͡ʒənˈti.nə]
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A country in South America. Official name: Argentine Republic. Capital: Buenos Aires.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥ǵn̥tom Proto-Italic *argentom Latin argentumbor. English Argentina From Latin argentum (“silver”) + the feminine of the adjectival suffix -īnus; in reference to the Río de la Plata ("silver river"). Compare typologically copper (<< Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros, “Cyprus”), a semantic shift in the opposite direction).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *h₂erǵ-, argentum

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: [ˌɑɹ.d͡ʒənˈti.nə]
  • British English: [ˌɑːd͡ʒənˈtiːnə]

Derived Forms

Argentinan

Phrases

Little Argentina

Frequently Paired Words

Argentine Argentinean Argentinian

Synonyms

Argentine Confederation Argentine Nation Argentine Republic United Provinces of the River Plate

Rhymes With

arena nina marina christina tina serena lena regina katrina gina angelina latina

Questions

How do you pronounce argentina?
The recorded pronunciation is [ˌɑɹ.d͡ʒənˈti.nə].
What does argentina mean?
A country in South America. Official name: Argentine Republic. Capital: Buenos Aires.
Where does argentina come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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