Platine

adjective

Pla·​tine

ˈplāˌtīn

: bordering upon the River Plate or its chief tributaries

the Platine portions of Argentina

Word History

Etymology

Plate river (Río de la Plata) in Argentina and Uruguay + English -ine

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