Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to Patagonia, a region at the southern extremity of South America, divided between Chili and the Argentine Republic.
- noun One of a race of Indians dwelling in Patagonia. The race has been said to be the tallest in the world, but statements on this point differ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to Patagonia.
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Examples
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D'Albis said poaching of immature patagonian before they started reproducing could wipe the species out in one to two years.
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An even greater challenge to law enforcement is control of the patagonian toothfish fishery in South Africa's territorial waters surrounding the Prince Edward Islands.
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The gold-rush race for lucrative patagonian toothfish has alarmed countries with exclusive economic zones (EEZs) in the
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He said the patagonian was considered a delicacy and was selling for US7 dollars a kilogramme in the Far East.
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I should also note that the weather here was unbelievabe and we were apparently very lucky we didnt experience the ¨real ¨patagonian weather.
TravelPod.com TravelStream? ? Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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I should also note that the weather here was unbelievabe and we were apparently very lucky we didnt experience the ¨real ¨patagonian weather.
TravelPod.com TravelStream? ? Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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I also have new perspectives, going forward, due to a few books i finished while on the patagonian side of the country ...
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It is a really nice town with a massive lake just in the middle of it, all in wood like a typical patagonian town.
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It is a really nice town with a massive lake just in the middle of it, all in wood like a typical patagonian town.
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Professor Gary Strobel has been studying rotten tree stumps in the patagonian rainforests and has found a fungi that turns rotting wood into diesel fuel.
British Blogs 2008
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