"Argentina" meaning in Spanish

See Argentina in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /aɾxenˈtina/, [aɾ.xẽn̪ˈt̪i.na]
Rhymes: -ina Etymology: From argentino (“silvery”), in reference to the Río de la Plata ("silver river"), since first European explorers, looking for gold and silver, thought it looked like silver because of the reflection of sunlight. Etymology templates: {{etymon|es|argentino>Argentinian|id=República Argentina}}, {{from|es|argentino||silvery}} argentino (“silvery”) Head templates: {{head|es|proper nouns|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} Argentina f, {{es-proper noun|f}} Argentina f
  1. Argentina (a country in South America) Wikipedia link: Río de la Plata Tags: feminine Categories (place): Argentina, Countries, Countries in South America Related terms: argentina, argentino
    Sense id: en-Argentina-es-name-SB99s~bN Categories (other): Pages with 23 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "name",
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      "ipa": "/aɾxenˈtina/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[aɾ.xẽn̪ˈt̪i.na]"
    },
    {
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    }
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    {
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    }
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        "Spanish terms derived from Proto-Italic",
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        "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Spanish terms with audio pronunciation",
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    {
      "ipa": "/aɾxenˈtina/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[aɾ.xẽn̪ˈt̪i.na]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ina"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Argentina"
}

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