argentine

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for argentine

argentine 🔊 /ɑˈɹʤʌntiˌn/

argentine : ආජන්ටයින්

argentine definition

Adjective.

  1. Pertaining to, or resembling, silver; made of, or sounding like, silver; silvery.
  2. Of or pertaining to the Argentine Republic in South America.

Noun.

  1. A siliceous variety of calcite, or carbonate of lime, having a silvery-white, pearly luster, and a waving or curved lamellar structure.
  2. White metal coated with silver.
  3. A fish of Europe (Maurolicus Pennantii) with silvery scales. The name is also applied to various fishes of the genus Argentina.
  4. A citizen of the Argentine Republic.