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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • The capital and largest city of Argentina, in the eastern part of the country on the Río de la Plata. Founded by the Spanish in 1536, it became the national capital in 1862. The highly industrialized city is also a major port.

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  • proper noun The capital city of Argentina.

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  • noun capital and largest city of Argentina; located in eastern Argentina near Uruguay; Argentina's chief port and industrial and cultural center

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  • So "Take Potluck" and click on the phrase Buenos Aires photos of the day and see where it gets you.

    January 2006 FJK 2006

  • So "Take Potluck" and click on the phrase Buenos Aires photos of the day and see where it gets you.

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  • Walshe calls Buenos Aires "the city of illusions," noting that the real parties are underground and safely hidden from the smattering of tourist-trap establishments.

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  • Walshe calls Buenos Aires "the city of illusions," noting that the real parties are underground and safely hidden from the smattering of tourist-trap establishments.

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  • These benefits are reinforced to me every day in my life in Buenos Aires, which is why I'm alarmed by the lack of enthusiasm for teaching language to native English-speaking students, especially when there are so many comprehensive programs for ESL (English as a Second Language).

    A Little More Tongue Meredith Fineman 2010

  • These benefits are reinforced to me every day in my life in Buenos Aires, which is why I'm alarmed by the lack of enthusiasm for teaching language to native English-speaking students, especially when there are so many comprehensive programs for ESL (English as a Second Language).

    Meredith Fineman: A Little More Tongue 2010

  • Many guidebooks call Buenos Aires the most European of Latin American cities.

    Your Call Is (Not That) Important to Us Emily Yellin 2009

  • There is also, and this completes the similarity between the Argentine and the American union, a "federal district", namely the city of Buenos Aires, which is also the capital of the state of the same name.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913

  • Official awards will be presented Sunday in Buenos Aires, which is located about 120 miles from the finish.

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2011

  • Uncharted is my own adaptation of a Welsh language novel Dala'r Llanw (Catching the Tide) which appeared in 2007 and is principally set in three cities, namely Buenos Aires, Oakland in California - my wife's home city - and Cardiff, where I've lived more or less happily since the early

    WalesOnline - Home 2010

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