Argentine

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 [gcide]:

  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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Argentine
       adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Argentina or its
             people; "Argentinian tango" [syn: {Argentinian}]
       n : any of various small silver-scaled salmon-like marine fishes

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  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) [gaz-place]:

  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