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La Plata

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La Pla·ta  (lä plätä)
A city of east-central Argentina southeast of Buenos Aires. Founded in 1882, it is a seaport and an industrial center. Population: 563,000.
La Plata (Spanish) [la ˈplata]
n
1. (Placename) a port in E Argentina, near the Río de la Plata estuary: founded in 1882 and modelled on Washington DC; university (1897). Pop.: 556 308 (1999 est.)
2. (Placename) See (Río de la) Plata
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Noun1.La PlataLa Plata - an estuary between Argentina and Uruguay
Plata River, Rio de la Plata
Argentina, Argentine Republic - a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America
Uruguay - a South American republic on the southeast coast of South America; achieved independence from Brazil in 1825


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But, before he returned, he was told of another Spanish ship, or galleon, which had been east away near Porto de la Plata.
Grandfather's Chair by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
When South America, that is to say, Peru, Chili, Brazil, the provinces of La Plata and Columbia, had poured forth their quota into their hands, the sum of $300,000, it found itself in possession of a considerable capital, of which the following is a statement:
From The Earth To The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
, I found a small island, recognised in 1801 by Captain Crespo, and marked in the ancient Spanish maps as Rocca de la Plata, the meaning of which is The Silver Rock.
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context
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