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Because Argen means "Silver" so that is why it is called that.
It is very, pretty name. ;)
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Why is Argentina called land of contrast?
It's not, Africa is called The Land of Contrast. Argentina is called The Land of Silver.
Which country is known as land of silver?
The country's name that means land of silver is Argentina. This is derived from the Latin word argentum which means silver.
Where does the name Argentina come from?
"Argentina" is Spanish and means "land of silver" or "silvery one".
What language the name Argentina mean land of silver?
It is Latin.
What country in Central America was founded because of the discovery of silver?
Argentina. The name means "Land of Silver".
What are 10 facts about Argentina?
1. Argentina means "Land of Silver". Strangely there was never much silver there. Europeans apparently got confusedArgentina means "land of silver." It's name comes from the mineral silver. The religion is predominately Roman Catholic and the main language is Spanish. The heartland of Argentina is a grassy area called the "pampas". This is where you would find the historical "gauchos". This cowboy way of life has survived for 300 yrs. Argentina is actually triangular in shape and lies along South America East Coast. The capital city is Buenos Aires.
Is Argentina the country of silver?
Yes, Argentina is the country of silver.
What is the flat grazing land in Argentina called?
The "Pampas"
Who named Argentina?
There is no one person who named Argentina. In the early 1800's (before Argentina became an independent nation) the people of Buenos Aires were called "argentinos" which means people from silver. This is because there is a very large river in Buenos Aires called the Rio de la Plata, "the river of silver." Therefore the people were called "argentinos" because in Latin the word for silver is "argentium."
The meaning of silver in south American country?
Argentina, the Latin word meaning is 'of Silver'
How did Argentina get its name?
It got its name from the Latin word Argentum: which means "SLIVER" The Uruguay/Parana river estuary north of Buenos Aires became known to early navigators as the Rio de la Plata or 'silver river', because of legends of a 'Sierra de la Plata' or silver mountain range upstream. Later the country took its name from the Latin word "Argentum" (You can find this in the Periodic Table of Elements #47 Silver, its symbol is Ag, as most element symbols derive from Latin words.) Thus creating the word Argentina.
What Spanish country's name means silver?
== == Argentina from the Latin argentum: silver
