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Argentinean en · ADJ

Etymology

From Argentin(a) + -ean or Argentine + -an.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to Argentina.
   • Conservative estimates place the number of forced disappearances during the military regime that controlled the Argentinean government during 1976-1983 between 10,000 and 15,000 persons.¹ Shortly after the end of military rule in 1983, the Argentinean National Congress passed legislation that effectively amnestied many persons who allegedly committed human rights violations such as torture, extra-judicial killing, and forced disappearance. Fall 2007, Gaspar Forteza, “Regarding Simón y otros: Accountability in Argentina and International Human Rights as Domestic Positive Law”, in FIU Law Review, volume 3, number 1, →ISSN, archived from the original on 03 Jul 2020, page 187:

Synonyms

Argentine

Argentinean en · NOUN

Etymology

From Argentin(a) + -ean or Argentine + -an.

Meanings

1. A person from Argentina.
   • She was my new doctor, a bespectacled Argentinean whose concern for me brimmed visibly in her eyes. 2022, Namwali Serpell, The Furrows, Hogarth, page 66:
   • Indeed, the Process Statute promised that which most Argentineans sought—a just and responsible government. Fall 2007, Gaspar Forteza, “Regarding Simón y otros: Accountability in Argentina and International Human Rights as Domestic Positive Law”, in FIU Law Review, volume 3, number 1, →ISSN, archived from the original on 03 Jul 2020, page 191:

Forms

Synonyms

Argentine