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1831–1861 republic in South America
The Argentine Confederation (Spanish: Confederación Argentina) was the last predecessor state of modern Argentina; its name is still one of the official
Argentine_Confederation
The national flag of Argentina, often referred to as the Argentine flag (Spanish: bandera Argentina), is a triband, composed of three equally wide horizontal
Flag_of_Argentina
Governing body of field hockey in Argentina
The Argentine Hockey Confederation (Spanish: Confederación Argentina de Hockey) is the official governing body of field hockey in Argentina. It governs
Argentine Hockey Confederation
Argentine_Hockey_Confederation
República de la Confederación Argentina (Republic of the Argentine Confederation) and Federación Argentina (Argentine Federation). Justo José de Urquiza
Etymology_of_Argentina
become Argentina were first part of the Viceroyalty of Peru and then the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. The May Revolution started the Argentine War
List of heads of state of Argentina
List_of_heads_of_state_of_Argentina
War between Argentina and Peru–Bolivia
Rosas, who was in charge of managing foreign relations for the Argentine Confederation and was governor of the Province of Buenos Aires, declared war
Tarija_War
1836–39 war between Chile and Argentina and Peru-Bolivia
Peruvian soldiers opposed to the confederation, and the Argentine Confederation against the Peru–Bolivian Confederation between 1836 and 1839. As a result
War_of_the_Confederation
1852–1861 secessionist Argentine province
was a secessionist republic resulting from the overthrow of the Argentine Confederation government in the Province of Buenos Aires on 11 September 1852
State_of_Buenos_Aires
Conflicts within Argentina from 1814 to 1880
The Argentine Civil Wars (Spanish: Guerras civiles argentinas) were a series of civil conflicts of varying intensity that took place from 1814 to 1853
Argentine_Civil_Wars
Governing body of handball and beach handball in the Argentine Republic
The Argentine Handball Confederation (CAH) (Spanish: Confederación Argentina de Handball) is the governing body of handball and beach handball in the Argentine
Argentine Handball Confederation
Argentine_Handball_Confederation
Governing basketball body of Argentina
The Argentine Basketball Confederation (Spanish: Confederación Argentina de Básquetbol, also known as CAB, formerly CABB) is the governing body of basketball
Argentine Basketball Confederation
Argentine_Basketball_Confederation
1851–1852 war between Argentina and Brazil
was fought between the Argentine Confederation and an alliance consisting of the Empire of Brazil, Uruguay, and the Argentine provinces of Entre Ríos
Platine_War
Union of sovereign states linked by treaty
A confederation (also known as a confederacy or league) is a political union of sovereign states or chiefdoms united for purposes of common action. Usually
Confederation
Country in South America
the name "Argentine Republic" in legal documents. The name "Argentine Confederation" was also commonly used and was formalised in the Argentine Constitution
Argentina
International governing body for association football in South America
Argentina to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Argentine Declaration of Independence. The four participating football associations—Argentina,
CONMEBOL
list of wars involving the Argentine Republic and its predecessor states from the colonial period to present day. Argentine victory: in case of an international
List of wars involving Argentina
List_of_wars_involving_Argentina
Trade union
The General Confederation of Labor (in Spanish: Confederación General del Trabajo, CGT) is a national trade union federation in Argentina founded on 27
General Confederation of Labour (Argentina)
General_Confederation_of_Labour_(Argentina)
South American provinces (1810–1831)
the Argentine War of Independence, the Cisplatine War and the beginning of the Argentine Civil Wars. The aforementioned state is now the Argentine Republic
United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
United_Provinces_of_the_Río_de_la_Plata
Upper house of the Argentine National Congress
Nación Argentina) is the upper house of the National Congress of Argentina. The National Senate was established by the Argentine Confederation on July
Argentine_Senate
Head of state and government of Argentina
president of Argentina, officially known as the president of the Argentine Nation, is both head of state and head of government of Argentina. Under the
President_of_Argentina
province was created around 1848, when it was part of the Argentine Confederation. The Confederation had no central government, and the governor of Buenos
Flag_of_Buenos_Aires_Province
Conflict during the Argentine Civil War
between the Argentine Confederation and the state of Buenos Aires also called Argentine Unification War was a conflict of the prolonged Argentine Civil War
War between the Argentine Confederation and the state of Buenos Aires
War_between_the_Argentine_Confederation_and_the_state_of_Buenos_Aires
1850 peace treaty and trade agreement between the United Kingdom and Argentina
Ireland and the Argentine Confederation following the Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata. In the late 1840s, the Argentine Confederation attempted
Arana–Southern_Treaty
Extranjeros) was created under the supervision of the Secretary of State. Argentine Confederation (1831–1852) Ministry of War and the Navy Ministry of Finance Ministry
Ministries of the Argentine Republic
Ministries_of_the_Argentine_Republic
Sports governing body in Argentina
The Argentine Athletics Confederation (CADA; Spanish: Confederación Argentina de Atletismo) is the national governing body for the sport of athletics
Argentine Athletics Confederation
Argentine_Athletics_Confederation
Head of government of Buenos Aires Province
la Plata and the Argentine Confederation (de facto Heads of State). Governors without national power during the Argentine Confederation. Legislature of
Governor of Buenos Aires Province
Governor_of_Buenos_Aires_Province
Men's association football team
football and is administered by the Argentine Football Association, the governing body of football in Argentina. It has been a member of FIFA since 1912
Argentina national football team
Argentina_national_football_team
Argentine basketball executive (1951–2026)
presidency of the Argentina Basketball Confederation coincided with the start of the Golden generation [es] of Argentine basketball. The Argentine teams won silver
Horacio_Muratore
República Argentina ("Argentine Republic") and, for legal purposes, Nación Argentina ("Argentine Nation"), replacing the older "Argentine Confederation" in
Constitution_of_Argentina
1839–51 armed conflict in Uruguay between the Colorado and Blanco factions
from foreign sources, including neighboring Empire of Brazil, the Argentine Confederation, Buenos Aires Province as well as European powers, primarily the
Uruguayan_Civil_War
Set of political beliefs
(the current Constitution of Argentina, through amendments) and Urquiza was elected President of the Argentine Confederation. However, on the aftermath
Federalist
Flags of Argentina
the first flag". La bandera nacional de la República Argentina [The national flag of the Argentine Republic] (PDF). Belgraniano National Institute. p. 29
List_of_Argentine_flags
Department of the Peru–Bolivian Confederation
of Argentina and Paraguay and two provinces: the Province of Tarija, and the Province of Salinas. During the war against the Argentine Confederation and
Tarija Department (Peru–Bolivian Confederation)
Tarija_Department_(Peru–Bolivian_Confederation)
Currency of Argentina from 1813 to 1881
Bolivian soles). In 1854, coins were issued in the name of the "Argentine Confederation" in denominations of 1, 2 and 4 centavo coins. As notes above,
Argentine_real
Public holiday of Argentina
1845 during the Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata. Argentine Confederation forces, led by Juan Manuel de Rosas, were attacked by a combined
National_Sovereignty_Day
Battle during the Platine War
Acevedo, in the west bank of the Paraná River, Argentina, on 17 December 1851, between the Argentine Confederation Army commanded by Lucio Norberto Mansilla
Battle_of_the_Tonelero_Pass
1861 battle of the Argentine Civil Wars
(commanded by Bartolomé Mitre) and the Army of Republic of the Argentine Confederation (commanded by Justo José de Urquiza). The withdrawal of Urquiza
Battle_of_Pavón
Indigenous peoples
metaphor which states that "Argentines descend from ships." The strength of the immigration and its contribution to the Argentine ethnography is evident by
Indigenous peoples in Argentina
Indigenous_peoples_in_Argentina
General and first constitutional president of Argentina
1801 – April 11, 1870) was an Argentine general and politician who served as president of the Argentine Confederation from 1854 to 1860. Justo José de
Justo_José_de_Urquiza
ambassadors were commissioned to the Argentine Confederation. Since 1867, ambassadors have been commissioned to the Argentine Republic. Diplomatic relations
List of ambassadors of the United States to Argentina
List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_States_to_Argentina
Tarija dispute was a diplomatic dispute between Bolivia and the Argentine Confederation in the 19th century. It revolved around the sovereignty of the
Tarija_dispute
Battle of the Anglo-French blockade of the Rio de la Plata
authority as the person in charge of foreign relations for the Argentine Confederation. During the 1830s and 1840s, the British and the French governments
Battle_of_Vuelta_de_Obligado
1859 battle in Argentina
October 23 at Cañada de Cepeda, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The Argentine Confederation army, led by federalist Justo José de Urquiza defeated the
Battle_of_Cepeda_(1859)
Nationalism of Argentine people and culture
Argentine nationalism is the nationalism of Argentine people and Argentine culture. It surged during the War of Independence and the Civil Wars, and strengthened
Argentine_nationalism
Name list
Ríos Province, Provisional Director of the Argentine Confederation, President of the Argentine Confederation Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano, Nicaraguan
José
Maritime land warfare force of Argentina
British invasions of the River Plate. Independence Argentine War of Independence. Argentine Confederation Cisplatine War. Uruguayan Civil War. Anglo-French
Argentine_Marines
Major international war in South America (1864–1870)
especially after the State of Buenos Aires rejoined the Argentine Confederation, Argentina's claim to the Chaco hardened; it claimed territory all the
Paraguayan_War
Currency of Argentina
Although the Argentine Confederation issued 1-, 2- and 4-centavo coins in 1854, with 100 centavos equal to 1 peso = 8 reales, Argentina did not decimalize
Argentine_peso
1838-40 naval blockade of the Argentine Confederation by France
Plata was a two-year-long naval blockade imposed by France on the Argentine Confederation ruled by Juan Manuel de Rosas. It closed Buenos Aires to naval
French blockade of the Río de la Plata
French_blockade_of_the_Río_de_la_Plata
The vice president of Argentina (Spanish: Vicepresidente de Argentina), officially known as the vice president of the Argentine Nation (Spanish: Vicepresidente
List of vice presidents of Argentina
List_of_vice_presidents_of_Argentina
19th-century Mapuche leader
both the State of Buenos Aires and the Argentine Confederation. In 1859 he attacked Bahía Blanca in Argentina with 3,000 warriors. The decision of planning
Calfucurá
1850 treaty between France and Argentina
France and Britain imposed a five-year-long naval blockade on the Argentine Confederation ruled by Juan Manuel de Rosas. It was imposed in 1845 to support
Arana–Lepredour_Treaty
Presidential elections were held in Argentina on 5, 6 and 7 September 1859 to choose the second president of the Argentine Confederation. Santiago Derqui was elected
1859 Argentine presidential election
1859_Argentine_presidential_election
Northeastern province of Argentina
among Argentina’s provinces. From the historical perspective of the construction of the Argentine State, it is one of the oldest provinces in Argentine territory
Corrientes_Province
Irish-born Latin American military officer
Chilean Army in Arequipa, paying very high prices for the time. The Argentine Confederation under Juan Manuel de Rosas had, like the Chileans, also declared
Francisco_Burdett_O'Connor
Armed conflict in the 19th-century history of Argentina
fought near the town of El Palomar, Argentina, on 3 February 1852, between forces of the Argentine Confederation, commanded by Juan Manuel de Rosas, and
Battle_of_Caseros
Argentine association football league
association football league in Argentina and the highest level of the Argentine football league system. Organised by the Argentine Football Association (AFA)
AFA Liga Profesional de Fútbol
AFA_Liga_Profesional_de_Fútbol
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Argentina, argentina, Argentine, or argentine in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Argentina is a country in South America. Argentina may also refer
Argentina_(disambiguation)
State of Buenos Aires declares independence
capital city. The result was a ten-year separation between the Argentine Confederation and the State of Buenos Aires. Both states claimed to be part of
Revolution of 11 September 1852
Revolution_of_11_September_1852
these conflicts on all sides. Afro-Argentines Slavery in Latin America Atlantic Slave Trade Argentine Confederation Abolitionism Slavery in Brazil Candioti
Slavery_in_Argentina
in the Argentine Confederation, maintained Rivadavia' Immigration Commission, which continued to advertise agricultural colonies in Argentina among prospective
Argentines of European descent
Argentines_of_European_descent
Argentine offers to divide and annex the country Paraguay refused to join the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata and the Argentine Confederation
List of modern sovereign states by date of formation
List_of_modern_sovereign_states_by_date_of_formation
Argentine politician and general (1793–1877)
of the Laws", was an Argentine politician and army officer who ruled Buenos Aires Province and briefly the Argentine Confederation. Born into a wealthy
Juan_Manuel_de_Rosas
5–6. Musicó Aschiero, Ana María (2013). "Guerra de la Confederación Argentina con la Confederación Perú - Boliviana 1835 -1839". Revista Digital Universitaria
List of wars involving Bolivia
List_of_wars_involving_Bolivia
1859 treaty between Argentina and Buenos Aires
the latter into the Confederation, and Buenos Aires' acceptance of the Argentine Constitution of 1853. The Argentine Confederation, consisting of thirteen
Pact_of_San_José_de_Flores
competitions. The sport is controlled by the Argentine Hockey Confederation, the governing body for field hockey in Argentina. The women's squad for the current
Argentina women's national field hockey squad records
Argentina_women's_national_field_hockey_squad_records
7th FIFA Confederations Cup, held in Germany
The 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup football tournament was the seventh FIFA Confederations Cup. It was held in Germany between 15 June and 29 June 2005,
2005_FIFA_Confederations_Cup
Overview of historical confederations
Confederations include: Includes confederations of confederations: The Ancient Greeks formed many Leagues which often acted as confederations and alliances usually
List_of_confederations
Bonetti being an Argentine traitor. Manuel Fernando Wilde Cavero, "Military History of Bolivia", page 96 The Argentine Confederation San Carlos. The beginning
Battle_of_Iruya
Former political party in Argentina
Independence of Argentina in 1816. They were opposed to the Argentine Federalists, who wanted a federation of autonomous provinces. In the Argentine War of Independence
Unitarian_Party
the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata and then into the Argentine Confederation) tried to secede, some of them remained as independent countries
Rise of the Argentine Republic
Rise_of_the_Argentine_Republic
Military junta that ruled Argentina from 1966 to 1973
The Argentine Revolution (Spanish: Revolución Argentina) is the self-styled name of the civil-military dictatorship that overthrew the constitutional
Argentine_Revolution
Group of islands in the South Atlantic
Spanish, and Argentine settlements. Britain reasserted its rule in 1833, but Argentina maintains its claim to the islands. In April 1982, Argentine military
Falkland_Islands
Argentine journalist and politician (1825–1891)
Buenos Aires and advocated the re-joining of the city with the Argentine Confederation. He then became an editor and columnist in a newspaper, and wrote
Ovidio_Lagos
there. The official title is His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Argentine Republic. From 1853, when the United Kingdom and the Republic of Paraguay
List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Argentina
List_of_ambassadors_of_the_United_Kingdom_to_Argentina
Original version of the present-day Argentinian constitution
The current Constitution of the Argentine Republic dates back to 1853. The Argentine Constitution of 1853 was approved in 1853 by almost all of the provincial
Argentine Constitution of 1853
Argentine_Constitution_of_1853
Province of the Empire of Brazil Flag of the Argentine Confederation (1835–1850) Flag of the Argentine Confederation (1850–1861) Flag of Entre Ríos (1833-1853)
Artigas_flag
City in Entre Ríos, Argentina
and Muños. Between 1854 and 1861, it was the capital city of the Argentine Confederation. Paraná is not only the head of the provincial government, but
Paraná,_Entre_Ríos
Presidential elections were held in Argentina on 1 November 1853 to choose the first president of the Argentine Confederation for the period 1854–1860. Justo
1853 Argentine presidential election
1853_Argentine_presidential_election
Football tournament
The FIFA Confederations Cup was an international association football tournament for men's national teams, held every four years by FIFA. It was contested
FIFA_Confederations_Cup
State in western South America from 1836 to 1839
limits of the Confederation varied over time, with Bolivia occupying and incorporating certain disputed territories in northern Argentina in 1838. It also
Peru–Bolivian_Confederation
Secessionist civil war (1810–1825)
The Argentine War of Independence (Spanish: guerra de la independencia argentina) was a set of military events from 1810 to 1825 which resulted in the
Argentine_War_of_Independence
Continent
defended a confederation. During this period it can be said that "there were two Argentines": the Argentine Confederation and the Argentine Republic. At
South_America
These four states[which?] were the leading nations of the Confederation, but the Confederation was made up of a total of 43 principalities, kingdoms, and
List_of_wars:_1800–1899
Brazilian army officer and politician
1851, under his command, the Brazilian army prevailed against the Argentine Confederation in the Platine War; a decade later Caxias, as army marshal (the
Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias
Luís_Alves_de_Lima_e_Silva,_Duke_of_Caxias
American retaliatory diplomatic mission
at Rosario, Argentina, while others steamed up to the town of Paraná. At that time the small town was capital of the Argentine Confederation, because the
Paraguay_expedition
the Guerra Grande of Uruguay and the Argentine Civil War that ended with the victory of the Argentine Confederation. The conflict began with the Anglo-French
South American territorial disputes
South_American_territorial_disputes
Hatred or fear of anything Peruvian
against the Peru-Bolivian Confederation, relations between the Peru-Bolivian Confederation and the Argentine Confederation had deteriorated, among other
Anti-Peruvian_sentiment
The Argentine Civil Wars were a series of internecine wars that took place in Argentina from 1814 to 1876. These conflicts were separate from the Argentine
Timeline of the Argentine Civil Wars
Timeline_of_the_Argentine_Civil_Wars
Territorial dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom
by Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and Chile (Antártica Chilena Province). In 1841, General Juan Manuel de Rosas offered to relinquish any Argentine territorial
Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute
Falkland_Islands_sovereignty_dispute
Afro-Argentine camp follower turned soldier
until the turn of the 21st century when Argentine historians began including the contributions of Black Argentines, she is now widely recognized for her
María_Remedios_del_Valle
Army of the Peru–Bolivian Confederation
the Confederation, and was thus dissolved alongside the Confederation. It had also been involved in a conflict against the Argentine Confederation in the
Confederate Army (Peru–Bolivian Confederation)
Confederate_Army_(Peru–Bolivian_Confederation)
1955 coup d'état in Argentina
as it named itself, was the civic-military dictatorship that ruled the Argentine Republic after overthrowing President Juan Domingo Perón, shutting down
Revolución_Libertadora
Football match
The 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup final was a football match to determine the winners of the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup. The match was held at Waldstadion
2005 FIFA Confederations Cup final
2005_FIFA_Confederations_Cup_final
South American military alliance against Paraguay
might voluntarily join the Argentine Confederation, as was contemplated by Article 13 of the Argentine Constitution. The Argentine Congress feared the Treaty
Treaty_of_the_Triple_Alliance
International governing body for association football in North America
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football, abbreviated as CONCACAF (/ˈkɒŋkəkæf/ KONG-kə-kaf; typeset for branding
CONCACAF
President of Argentina since 2023
a vocal critic of the Argentine political establishment. In the 2021 legislative election, Milei was elected to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies, representing
Javier_Milei
Province of Argentina
Retrieved 2013-07-20. Page, Thomas Jefferson (1859). La Plata, the argentine Confederation, and Paraguay: Being a narrative of the exploration of the tributaries
Tucumán_Province
is list of members of the Argentine Senate from 10 December 2023 to 9 December 2025. Ex officio as Vice President of Argentina. Since 7 December 2023. Replaced
List of Argentine senators, 2025–2027
List_of_Argentine_senators,_2025–2027
Argentine statesman, jurist, surveyor, historian, critic and poet
February 26, 1878) was an Argentine statesman, jurist, surveyor, historian, critic, and poet. He was a major figure in Argentine liberalism and one of the
Juan_María_Gutiérrez
ARGENTINE CONFEDERATION
ARGENTINE CONFEDERATION
Girl/Female
Australian, British, English, French, Italian, Latin
Silver
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : habitational name from Dudley in the West Midlands, named from the Old English personal name Dudda (see Dodd) + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’.Irish (County Cork) : English name adopted by bearers of Gaelic Ó Dubhdáleithe ‘descendant of Dubhdáleithe’, a personal name composed of the elements dubh ‘black’ + dá ‘two’ + léithe ‘sides’.Thomas Dudley (1576–1653), born at Northampton, England, sailed on the Arbella to Salem, MA, in 1630 with the chief men of the Massachusetts Bay Company. They first settled at Newtown. Dudley subsequently moved to Ipswich but then permanently settled at Roxbury. He was elected four times as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and as one of the two commissioners for the colony when the New England Confederation was formed in 1643. He was one of the first overseers of Harvard University, and in 1650, as governor, signed the charter for that institution. Dudley’s seventh and most noted child, Joseph (1647–1720) was also governor of MA (1702–15).
Girl/Female
Latin
Silver.
Boy/Male
Argentina, Bengali, Indian
Loved by Everyone
Girl/Female
French
Sweetbrier rose.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Argentina, Mexican
Good
Girl/Female
Arabic, Argentina, Gujarati, Indian
Gentle and Tolerant
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old English personal name WinegÄr, composed of the elements wine ‘friend’ + gÄr ‘spear’.German : habitational name from any of several places in Alsace (now part of France) named Wingen.Swedish : ornamental name from ving(e) ‘wing’ + the agentive suffix -er.
Boy/Male
Spanish
Nickname for a cowboy particularly in Argentina.
Male
Celtic
, the leader (commios) of the confederation of the Eburovices.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a sheepshearer or someone who used shears to trim the surface of finished cloth and remove excess nap, from Middle English shereman ‘shearer’.Americanized spelling of German Schuermann.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a tailor, from Yiddish sher ‘scissors’ + man ‘man’.Roger Sherman (1722–93), the only man to sign all three documents at the foundation of the American republic (the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the U.S. Constitution), was born in Newton, MA, a descendant of Capt. John Sherman, who had emigrated in about 1636 to MA from Dedham, Essex, England, where his father was a farmer, following his brother Edmund, who had emigrated two years earlier. A descendant of Edmund Sherman was the U.S. general William Tecumseh Sherman (1820–91), who led the Union march through GA. He was born in Lancaster, OH, the son of a judge; his middle name was bestowed in honor of a Shawnee chieftain.
Boy/Male
Argentina, Hindu, Indian, Italian
Cowherd
Girl/Female
Argentina, Australian, Indian, Italian
Flowing Air
Girl/Female
Argentina, British, English, Russian
Devil
ARGENTINE CONFEDERATION
ARGENTINE CONFEDERATION
Boy/Male
Arabic, British
Form of Jasmine
Girl/Female
Assamese, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Shri Krishna
Girl/Female
Australian, Latin, Scottish
Laurel Tree; Sweet Bay Tree; Symbols of Honor and Victory; Serves Lawrence; Sorrowful; Crowned with Laurels
Girl/Female
Assamese, Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Telugu
Soft; Delicate; Smooth; Tender
Female
Egyptian
, a priestess of Amen.
Boy/Male
Bengali, Indian
Sun
Boy/Male
Arabic
Meceyfull
Boy/Male
Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Modern, Mythological, Sikh, Tamil, Telugu
Lord Krishna
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Tiana, TIANNA means "believer" or "follower of Christ."
Girl/Female
Indian
Pure; Honest
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a.
Pertaining to Mons Aventinus, one of the seven hills on which Rome stood.
n. pl.
A tribe of North American Indians belonging to the Creek confederation.
n. pl.
Vast plains in the central and southern part of the Argentine Republic in South America. The term is sometimes used in a wider sense for the plains extending from Bolivia to Southern Patagonia.
a.
Silvery white.
n.
A fish of Europe (Maurolicus Pennantii) with silvery scales. The name is also applied to various fishes of the genus Argentina.
n.
An alloy of nickel with copper and zinc; German silver.
a.
Of or pertaining to the Argentine Republic in South America.
n.
A soft white metallic element, sonorous, ductile, very malleable, and capable of a high degree of polish. It is found native, and also combined with sulphur, arsenic, antimony, chlorine, etc., in the minerals argentite, proustite, pyrargyrite, ceragyrite, etc. Silver is one of the "noble" metals, so-called, not being easily oxidized, and is used for coin, jewelry, plate, and a great variety of articles. Symbol Ag (Argentum). Atomic weight 107.7. Specific gravity 10.5.
n.
Sulphide of silver; -- also called vitreous silver, or silver glance. It has a metallic luster, a lead-gray color, and is sectile like lead.
n.
White metal coated with silver.
n.
A threemasted vessel, having the foremast square-rigged, and the others schooner-rigged. [Spelled also barquentine, barkantine, etc.] See Illust. in Append.
n.
A Spanish dollar; also, an Argentine, Chilian, Colombian, etc., coin, equal to from 75 cents to a dollar; also, a pound weight.
n.
A citizen of the Argentine Republic.
a.
Pertaining to, or resembling, silver; made of, or sounding like, silver; silvery.
n.
A post of security or defense.
a.
Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, silver; -- said of certain compounds of silver in which this metal has its lowest proportion; as, argentic chloride.
n.
A siliceous variety of calcite, or carbonate of lime, having a silvery-white, pearly luster, and a waving or curved lamellar structure.
a.
Of, pertaining to, or containing, silver; -- said of certain silver compounds in which silver has a higher proportion than in argentic compounds; as, argentous chloride.
n.
Same as Barkentine.
n.
That which is united, or made one; something formed by a combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation; a consolidated body; a league; as, the weavers have formed a union; trades unions have become very numerous; the United States of America are often called the Union.