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Buenos Aires

American  
[bwey-nuhs ahyuhr-iz, boh-nuhs, bwe-naws ahy-res] / ˈbweɪ nəs ˈaɪər ɪz, ˈboʊ nəs, ˈbwɛ nɔs ˈaɪ rɛs /

noun

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


Buenos Aires British  
/ 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)

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


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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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Marcos Ayerza, the former Leicester prop, picked him up at Buenos Aires airport early on Saturday morning and took him to a Club Newman game.

From BBC

Exhibitors from Tokyo, Buenos Aires, Milan, Seoul and London will have a presence, including ones from Chicago, Miami, Dallas, New York and our very own Los Angeles, of course.

From Los Angeles Times

He also moonlighted as a techno DJ, performing under the moniker Santa Militia at prominent nightclubs in London and promoting himself as having played at major venues from Bogotá to Buenos Aires.

From The Wall Street Journal

Duvall was married three times before meeting Luciana Pedraza, a young woman who was dared by her friends to approach him on a Buenos Aires street and invite him to a tango gathering.

From Los Angeles Times

His other passions included football, the tango and the Argentine capital Buenos Aires, a city he professed to love "more than any place else".

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