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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Argentine \Ar"gen*tine\ (?; in the 2d sense commonly ?), a. 1. Pertaining to or resembling, silver; made of or sounding like silver; silvery. Celestial Dian, goddess argentine. --Shak. 2. Of or pertaining to the Argentine Republic in South America. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. White metal coated with silver. --Simmonds. 3. (Zo["o]l.) A fish of Europe ({Maurolicus Pennantii}) with silvery scales. The name is also applied to various fishes of the genus {Argentina}. 4. A citizen of the Argentine Republic. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Argentine adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Argentina or its people; "Argentinian tango" [syn: {Argentine}, {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)
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