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argentine

Short definition from Wiktionary

Adjective

  1. Containing or resembling silver.
  2. Of, from, or pertaining to Argentina or its people.

Noun

  1. Any osmeriform fish of the genus Argentina, especially a European argentine (Argentina sphyraena).
  2. A siliceous variety of calcite, or lime carbonate, having a silvery-white, pearly lustre, and a waving or curved lamellar structure.
  3. White metal coated with silver.
  4. A citizen or descendant abroad of Argentina.
  5. Ellipsis of Argentine tango.

Proper noun

  1. Argentina.
  2. Strasbourg (city in France).
  3. A current place name: A neighbourhood of Kansas City, Kansas, named after a silver smeltery.
  4. A current place name: A township and census-designated place therein, in Genesee County, Michigan.
  5. A current place name: A township in Fall River County, South Dakota.
  6. A current place name: A commune in Savoie department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

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