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RIO DE LA PLATA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Rio de la Plata mean? 

RIO DE LA PLATA (noun)
  The noun RIO DE LA PLATA has 1 sense:

1. an estuary between Argentina and Uruguayplay

  Familiarity information: RIO DE LA PLATA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RIO DE LA PLATA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An estuary between Argentina and Uruguay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

La Plata; Plata River; Rio de la Plata

Instance hypernyms:

estuary (the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix)

Holonyms ("Rio de la Plata" is a part of...):

Argentina; Argentine Republic (a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America)

Uruguay (a South American republic on the southeast coast of South America; achieved independence from Brazil in 1825)


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