La Reina del Plata

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La Reina del Plata is a poetic nickname for Buenos Aires, highlighting its historic prominence and elegance as a major city on the Río de la Plata.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
La Reina del Plata canonical 1
The Queen of the Plata 1

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Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf poetic nickname
appliesTo city of Buenos Aires
linked to: Buenos Aires
associatedWith Río de la Plata
connotation grandeur
historic importance
urban sophistication
countryContext Argentina
culturalRole symbol of Buenos Aires’ identity
etymologyComponent "Plata" (silver / Río de la Plata)
linked to: Río de la Plata

"Reina" (queen)
evokes image of a queenly city on the Río de la Plata
geographicReference estuary of the Río de la Plata
highlights elegance of Buenos Aires
historic prominence of Buenos Aires
language Spanish
meaning The Queen of the Plata
linked to: La Reina del Plata
refersTo Buenos Aires
capital city of Argentina
regionContext Río de la Plata Basin
linked to: La Plata Basin
register literary
poetic
relatedTo nickname "La París de Sudamérica"
timePeriodOfUse 20th century
21st century
usedAs literary epithet
usedBy Argentine writers
Spanish speakers
tango lyricists
usedIn cultural discourse about Buenos Aires
poetry about Buenos Aires
songs about Buenos Aires

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Buenos Aires nickname La Reina del Plata
La Reina del Plata meaning The Queen of the Plata
linked to: La Reina del Plata