argentine
Containing or resembling silverContaining or resembling silver.
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1 sensesContaining or resembling silver.
- of or relating to or characteristic of Argentina or its people
Examples
13 sentencesYou never tried an Argentine mate?
A great Argentine musician died today.
Carlos Morel was the first Argentine painter.
ruКарлос Морель был первым аргентинским живописцем. — odexed
Can you sing the Argentine National Anthem?
Carlos Morel was the first Argentine illustrator.
Origin
From Middle English argentyne, borrowed from Old French argentin (“silvery”), from Latin aFrom Middle English argentyne, borrowed from Old French argentin (“silvery”), from Latin argentum (“silver”), equivalent to argent + -ine.
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Forms
more argentine, most argentine| Comparative | more argentine Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most argentine Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- of or relating to or characteristic of Argentina or its people:Argentinian
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.