| a. | 1. | Pertaining to, or resembling, silver; made of, or sounding like, silver; silvery. |
| 2. | Of or pertaining to the Argentine Republic in South America. | |
| n. | 1. | (Min.) 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. | (Zool.) 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; an Argentinian. | |
| 5. | Argentina; in this sense, usually preceded by |
| Noun | 1. | argentine - any of various small silver-scaled salmon-like marine fishes |
| Adj. | 1. | Argentine - of or relating to or characteristic of Argentina or its people; "Argentinian tango" Synonyms: Argentinian |
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