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Buenos Aires

[ bwey-nuhs ahyuhr-iz, boh-nuhs; Spanish bwe-naws ahy-res ]

noun

  1. a seaport in and the capital of Argentina, in the eastern part, on the Río de la Plata.


Buenos Aires

/ ˈbwenos ˈaires; ˈbweɪnɒs ˈaɪrɪz /

noun

  1. the capital of Argentina, a major port and industrial city on the Río de la Plata estuary: became capital in 1880; university (1821). Pop: 13 349 000 (2005 est)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Buenos Aires

  1. Capital of Argentina and largest city in the country, located in eastern Argentina near Uruguay .
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Notes

One of the largest cities in Latin America , Buenos Aires is Argentina's chief port and financial, industrial, commercial, and social center.
La Prensa and La Nación are two of its daily newspapers, popular throughout the Spanish-speaking world.
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Payne died after falling from a balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in October.

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Payne died last October after falling from a balcony at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina.

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For two years, he lived and worked in La Plata, an hour’s drive from Buenos Aires.

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More than 100 people were evacuated from a luxury residential tower in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, as a fire spread through several floors, emergency services said.

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Having swapped Buenos Aires for Madrid as a 16-year-old, leaving River Plate to join Atletico's youth ranks, the 22-year-old has had to bide his time for a chance in his father's side.

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