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Buenos Aires
/ˈbweɪ.nəs ˈɛɹ.iz/
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What does Buenos Aires mean?
proper noun
- The capital city of Argentina.
- The Argentinian government.
- The largest and most populous province in Argentina, part of the Pampas region. Capital: La Plata.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈbweɪ.nəs ˈɛɹ.iz/
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We got them in Buenos Aires, and the best thing will be to bury them in their native land.
(See Ameghino's latest paper, "Notas preliminares sobre el Tetraprothomo argentinus", etc. "Anales del Museo nacional de Buenos Aires", XVI.
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I unshipped the sloop's mast at Buenos Aires and shortened it by seven feet.
He professed himself surprised to learn that although Mr. Vinrace possessed ten ships, regularly plying between London and Buenos Aires, not one of them was bidden to investigate the great white monsters of the lower waters.