La Reina del Plata
E36346
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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Queen of the Plata | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poetic nickname ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Buenos Aires
ⓘ
surface form:
city of Buenos Aires
|
| associatedWith | Río de la Plata ⓘ |
| connotation |
grandeur
ⓘ
historic importance ⓘ urban sophistication ⓘ |
| countryContext | Argentina ⓘ |
| culturalRole | symbol of Buenos Aires’ identity ⓘ |
| etymologyComponent |
Río de la Plata
ⓘ
surface form:
"Plata" (silver / 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 |
La Reina del Plata
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
The Queen of the Plata
|
| refersTo |
Buenos Aires
ⓘ
capital city of Argentina ⓘ |
| regionContext |
La Plata Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Río de la Plata Basin
|
| register |
literary
ⓘ
poetic ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Queen of the Plata