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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. any of various small silver-scaled salmon-like marine fishes;


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. of or relating to or characteristic of Argentina or its people;
- Example: "Argentinian tango"
[syn: Argentine, Argentinian]


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. [1913 Webster] 2. White metal coated with silver. --Simmonds. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zool.) A fish of Europe (Maurolicus Pennantii) with silvery scales. The name is also applied to various fishes of the genus Argentina. [1913 Webster] 4. A citizen of the Argentine Republic; an Argentinian. [1913 Webster] 5. Argentina; in this sense, usually preceded by the. [PJC]
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. [1913 Webster] Celestial Dian, goddess argentine. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to the Argentine Republic in South America. [1913 Webster]
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
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