argentine

4 definitions found

argentine - 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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  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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argentine - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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

argentine - 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)