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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of northern Chile on the Pacific Ocean. It is a shipping center for minerals found in the area.

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  • proper noun A city in northern Chile.
  • proper noun The Antofagasta Province.
  • proper noun The Antofagasta Region.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a port city on the Pacific in northern Chile

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Examples

  • Ferried about in a fleet of limousines were the Chilean ambassador and the executive team from one of the world's leading mining companies -- Antofagasta, which is run by Chile's wealthy Luksic family.

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  • Gains of 2% from SAP, as well as gains from copper miners such as Antofagasta, up 6.8% amid stronger copper prices, helped the Stoxx 600 to end higher on Friday.

    Shares Rebound on Bargain-Hunting 2008

  • Tech giant SAP gained 2% in Frankfurt, and copper miners such as Antofagasta, which rose 6.3% in London amid stronger copper prices, pointed in such a direction.

    European Stocks Rise to End Rough Week; Tokyo Declines 2008

  • It is estimated that approximately 153 square kilometers of the new ground are within the area of interest of the Exploration Areas of the October 2, 2009 exploration and funding agreement with Antofagasta Minerals S.A. ( "Antofagasta").

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  • The slump in metals prices pulled down Antofagasta 3.1%.

    European Stocks Fall Toby Anderson 2011

  • Kazakhmys slid 2.9%, Vedanta Resources dropped 2.5%, and Antofagasta gave up 2.9%.

    Italian Stocks Shed 3.8% in Broad European Retreat Polya Lesova 2011

  • Once out of the environs of the sprawling, gritty port town of Antofagasta, what you see are bare hills and coarse, sandy plains.

    First Contact Marc Kaufman 2011

  • Antofagasta completed the expansion of its Los Pelambres plant in Chile and in November commissioned the Esperanza plant, also in Chile, which is expected to reach full capacity in the second quarter of 2011.

    Copper Prices Buoy Antofagasta Alex MacDonald 2011

  • Terrestrial light is definitely the enemy at Paranal, and fortunately there are eighty miles between the telescopes and the bright lights of Antofagasta.

    First Contact Marc Kaufman 2011

  • A slump in metals prices pulled down Antofagasta 3.1%.

    Europe Feels the Pain Toby Anderson 2011

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