Buenos Aires
Syllables: Bue·nos Ai·res/ˈbweɪ.nəs ˈɛə.ɹiːz/US/ˈbweɪ.nəs ˈɛɹ.iz/
Buenos Aires proper noun: the capital city of Argentina.
Proper noun
Buenos Aires
- The capital city of Argentina.
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- The Argentinian government.
- The largest and most populous province in Argentina, part of the Pampas region. Capital: La Plata.
Buenos Aires meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
Buenos Aires in Hindi
- capital of Argentina
- ब्यूनस आयर्स byūnas āyars
Buenos Aires in Marathi
- capital of Argentina
- बुएनोस आइरेस buenos āires
Buenos Aires in Urdu
- capital of Argentina
- بیونس آئرس
Buenos Aires in Bengali
- capital of Argentina
- বুয়েনোস আইরেস buẏenōs aires
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- Buenos Aires in Sinhala
- බුවනෝස් අයර්ස් buwanōs ayars
- Buenos Aires in Arabic
- بْوِينُس آيْرِس bwīnus ʔāyris
- Buenos Aires in Persian
- بوئنوس آیرس bu'enus âyres
- Buenos Aires in Thai
- บัวโนสไอเรส buua-nóos-ai-rées
- Buenos Aires in Vietnamese
- Lương Phong, Bu-ê-nốt Ai-rết
Forms of Buenos Aires
| alternative form (archaic) | Buenos Ayres |
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Origin of Buenos Aires
Borrowed from Spanish Buenos Aires, named after an epithet of the Virgin Mary, itself ultimately derived from Aragonese buen ayre (literally “good air”) or derived from Sardinian bonaria. The first English attestation dates to 1764.
Words formed from Buenos Aires
Questions about Buenos Aires
- What does Buenos Aires mean?
- Buenos Aires means the capital city of Argentina.
- What is Buenos Aires in Hindi?
- Buenos Aires in Hindi is ब्यूनस आयर्स (byūnas āyars). See Buenos Aires meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Buenos Aires?
- Buenos Aires is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Buenos Aires?
- Buenos Aires is pronounced /ˈbweɪ.nəs ˈɛə.ɹiːz/ (UK).
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Buenos Aires (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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