Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northwest Argentina north-northwest of Córdoba. Founded in 1582, it is a processing and shipping center in an agricultural region.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A game which resembles halma, its object being to move one's men, which are set up like checkers, to a similar position on the opposite side of the board before the adversary can get all his men arranged on one's own side. This is usually accomplished by skilfully forcing the opponent to jump over certain men.
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Examples
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I am back in Salta (from where I previously posted) and find it and appropriate occasion to add another chapter to this South American tale.
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The Maiden, described as a "perfect mummy" went on display for the first time last month in Salta, northwest Argentina.
Incas ‘Fattened’ Kids Before Sacrificing Them | Impact Lab 2007
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Hundreds of people packed a museum in Salta, Argentina, to see "la Doncella" — Spanish for "the Maiden" — a 15-year-old girl whose remains were found in 1999 in an icy pit on Llullaillaco volcano, along with a 6-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy.
Museum Goers Gasp at the Body of Sacrificed Maiden | Impact Lab 2007
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Mendoza reigns supreme, but other regions, such as Salta and Neuquen, are increasingly recognized in the US market for their quality and value.
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A spokesman from the prosecutor's office in the province of Salta Tuesday said DNA taken from the body of 24-year-old Moumni Houria matches that of suspect Gustavo Lasi.
DNA Links Argentine Tour Guide to Murder of French Tourists 2011
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Years ago I helped a friend build an adobe home in the Andes region of Cafayate in Salta, northwestern Argentina.
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A spokesman from the prosecutor's office in the province of Salta Tuesday said DNA taken from the body of 24-year-old Moumni Houria matches that of suspect Gustavo Lasi.
DNA Links Argentine Tour Guide to Murder of French Tourists 2011
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Years ago I helped a friend build an adobe home in the Andes region of Cafayate in Salta, northwestern Argentina.
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The remains of Houria and her traveling companion, 29-year-old Cassandra Bouvier, were discovered last month in a tourist area in northern Argentina's Salta province.
DNA Links Argentine Tour Guide to Murder of French Tourists 2011
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The remains of Houria and her traveling companion, 29-year-old Cassandra Bouvier, were discovered last month in a tourist area in northern Argentina's Salta province.
DNA Links Argentine Tour Guide to Murder of French Tourists 2011
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