argentine
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Argentine
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Argentina or its
people; "Argentinian tango" [syn: {Argentine},
{Argentinian}]
n 1: any of various small silver-scaled salmon-like marine
fishes
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Argentine \Ar"gen*tine\, n. [Cf. F. argentin, fr. L. argentum
silver.]
1. (Min.) A siliceous variety of calcite, or carbonate of
lime, having a silvery-white, pearly luster, and a waving
or curved lamellar structure.
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2. White metal coated with silver. --Simmonds.
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3. (Zool.) A fish of Europe ({Maurolicus Pennantii}) with
silvery scales. The name is also applied to various fishes
of the genus {Argentina}.
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4. A citizen of the Argentine Republic; an Argentinian.
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5. {Argentina}; in this sense, usually preceded by the.
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from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Argentine \Ar"gen*tine\ (?; in the 2d sense, commonly ?), a.
1. Pertaining to, or resembling, silver; made of, or sounding
like, silver; silvery.
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Celestial Dian, goddess argentine. --Shak.
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2. Of or pertaining to the Argentine Republic in South
America.
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from
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Argentine, MI (CDP, FIPS 3400)
Location: 42.79018 N, 83.83197 W
Population (1990): 1907 (814 housing units)
Area: 6.4 sq km (land), 2.0 sq km (water)
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Argentine, MI -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Michigan
Population (2000): 2285
Housing Units (2000): 964
Land area (2000): 2.481905 sq. miles (6.428105 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.794978 sq. miles (2.058984 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.276883 sq. miles (8.487089 sq. km)
FIPS code: 03400
Located within: Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
Location: 42.785381 N, 83.826403 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Argentine, MI
Argentine
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