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  • noun Plural form of Patagonian.

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Examples

  • "But so was your friend who told you the Patagonians were a friendly tribe," argued Frank.

    The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash or Facing Death in the Antarctic John Henry Goldfrap 1898

  • "How about your friend that said that the Patagonians were a friendly race?" asked Billy, as the professor concluded his narrative.

    The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash or Facing Death in the Antarctic John Henry Goldfrap 1898

  • The Patagonians are a barbarous people in the main and, like all barbarous people, are vengeful, cunning, and subtle.

    Cleek, the Master Detective Thomas W. Hanshew 1885

  • Vol. IV, A a S54 B E H E M. prince gave him some ships, with which he discovered thai part of America which is now called Brazil; and he even sailed to the straits of Magellan, or to the country of some savage tribes whom he called Patagonians, from the ex - tremities of their bodies being covered with a skin more like bear's paws than human hands and feet.

    The general biographical dictionary. Revised by A. Chalmers 1812

  • "The man who told me that the Patagonians were a friendly race is a traitor to science.

    The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash or Facing Death in the Antarctic John Henry Goldfrap 1898

  • These Welsh Patagonians have been invited here, they come for cultural reasons (eg to visit their ancestral home, study and practice Welsh, and frequent Eisteddfodau), the cost of a flight is far from cheap for Argentinians, and they aren't coming here as immigrants but as tourists.

    Archive 2009-07-01 2009

  • Given that the Welsh Government supports the plight of these Patagonians, perhaps it's time for an official solution to be formulated.

    Archive 2009-07-01 2009

  • Perhaps something like a Welsh Visa or WAG 'guest list', whereby visiting Patagonians who have sponsors from recognised Welsh Patagonian societies on both sides of the Atlantic are given an official 'approval' from WAG, which would then be passed on to the relevant UK authorities.

    Archive 2009-07-01 2009

  • [3] The Patagonians were reputedly of giant stature.

    Letter 115 2009

  • If there was a high number of visiting Welsh Patagonians, this would be impractical.

    Archive 2009-07-01 2009

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