Patagonia

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Patagonia

  • /ˌpæt.əˈɡəʊ.nɪə/ UK
  • /ˌpæt.əˈɡoʊ.ni.ə/ US
  • /ˌpæt.əˈɡoʊ.njə/ US

Rhymes with -əʊniə

Where it comes from

From Portuguese patagão and Spanish patagón (“Patagonian”) + -ia.

proper noun

  1. A geographical region in southern South America, including the southern parts of Chile and Argentina. CHILI, a province of ſouth America, bounded by Peru on the north, by the province of La Plata on the eaſt, by Patagonia on the ſouth, and by the Pacific ocean on the weſt... But ſome comprehend Patagonia in Chili, extending it to cape Horn...
  2. A town in Arizona.

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name geographical region

EspañolPatagonia
日本語パタゴニア Patagonia
中文巴塔哥尼亞 /巴塔哥尼亚 Bātǎgēníyǎ
FrançaisPatagonie
DeutschPatagonien
ItalianoPatagonia
ΕλληνικάΠαταγονία Patagonía
RomânăPatagonia
РусскийПатаго́ния Patagónija

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"Patagonia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/patagonia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Patagonia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/patagonia

Chicago

"Patagonia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/patagonia.

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@misc{patagonia_2026,
  title = {Patagonia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/patagonia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}