Plata
[plah-tah] /ˈplɑ tɑ/
noun
1.
Rí·o de la
[ree-aw th e lah] /ˈri ɔ ðɛ lɑ/ (Show IPA) an estuary on the SE coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná rivers, about 185 miles (290 km) long.
[lah plah-tah] /lɑ ˈplɑ tɑ/
noun
1.
a seaport in E Argentina.
2.
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/Spanish ˈplata/
noun
1.
Río de la Plata (ˈrio de la). an estuary on the SE coast of South America, between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the Uruguay and Paraná Rivers. Length: 275 km (171 miles). Width: (at its mouth) 225 km (140 miles) Also known as La Plata English name River Plate
/Spanish la ˈplata/
noun
1.
a port in E Argentina, near the Río de la Plata estuary: founded in 1882 and modelled on Washington DC; university (1897). Pop: 758 000 (2005 est)
2.
See (Río de la) Plata
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