Rio de la Plata


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Río de la Plata

(ˈriːəʊ də lɑː ˈplɑːtə)
n
(Placename) See Plata
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Noun1.Río de la Plata - an estuary between Argentina and UruguayRio de la Plata - an estuary between Argentina and Uruguay
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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Days, weeks passed, and under easy sail, the ivory Pequod had slowly swept across four several cruising-grounds; that off the Azores; off the Cape de Verdes; on the Plate (so called), being off the mouth of the Rio de la Plata; and the Carrol Ground, an unstaked, watery locality, southerly from St.
Had the stern of the ship been fixed, and the forepart broken off, I am persuaded I might have made a good voyage; for by what I found in those two chests I had room to suppose the ship had a great deal of wealth on board; and, if I may guess from the course she steered, she must have been bound from Buenos Ayres, or the Rio de la Plata, in the south part of America, beyond the Brazils to the Havannah, in the Gulf of Mexico, and so perhaps to Spain.
The final member of the quartet is the Godolphin-owned Rio De La Plata.
Rio De La Plata was second in the French Guineas in 2008 before not staying behind New Approach in the Derby.
The ultra-modern cruise terminal complex, located in DP World's Terminals Rio de la Plata (TRP), covers 12,300 square metres and has a capacity to handle 600,000 passengers a year.
The ultra-modern new cruise terminal complex, located in DP World's Terminales Rio de la Plata (TRP), is spread over 12,300 sq m, and has capacity to handle 600,000 passengers a year.
Bilinguismo y literatura fantastica en el Rio de la Plata. 2.9.
RIO De La Plata secured his first Pattern-race success in almost three years with a confident display in the Group Three Sky Bet Strensall Stakes at York yesterday.
BANGOR: 1.55 Raincoat, 2.30 One Of The Boys, 3.05 Vertige Dore, 3.40 Gamesters Lady, 4.15 De Soto, 4.50 Art Deco SALISBURY: 4.55 Gross Prophet, 5.25 Morache Music, 6.00 Sixty Roses, 6.30 Royal Exchange, 7.00 My Manikato, 7.35 Hayzoom, 8.05 Spinning Waters SANDOWN: 2.05 Jameela Girl, 2.40 Grudge, 3.15 Muntasib, 3.50 Truism, 4.25 Calipatria, 5.00 Brigadoon WOLVERHAMPTON: 6.45 Only A Game, 7.15 Bendigedig, 7.45 Bachelor Knight, 8.15 Broadway Dancer, 8.50 Join Up, 9.20 Kyle Of Bute YORK: 1.45 Trovare, 2.15 RIO DE LA PLATA (NAP), 2.50 Palace Moon, 3.25 Mister Hughie, 4.05 Edmaaj, 4.40 Plymouth Rock
RIO DE LA PLATA can continue his renaissance and complete a high-profile double for Godolphin with victory in the totesport.com Rose of Lancaster Stakes at Haydock.
Rio De La Plata is the pick of the runners in the totesport.com Rose of Lancaster Stakes (2.50) on Merseyside - by which time White Moonstone should have initiated the Godolphin brace in the German-Thoroughbred.com Sweet Solera Stakes (2.35) at Headquarters.
Rio De La Plata is the pick of the runners in the totesport.com Rose of Lancaster Stakes at Haydock as he continues his renaissance this term.