| 释义 | pat·a·go·ni·an I. \|pad.ə|gōnyən, -atə|-, -nēən\ adjective
 Usage: usually capitalized
 Etymology: Patagonia, region in southern So. America belonging partly to Argentina and partly to Chile + English -an
 1.  : of, relating to, or characteristic of Patagonia
 2.
 a.  : of, relating to, or characteristic of the people of Patagonia
 b. obsolete  : gigantic
 3.  : chilean 2
 II. noun
 (-s)
 1. capitalized  : a native or inhabitant of Patagonia; especially  : one of the aboriginal Indian stock — compare tehuelche
 2. usually capitalized, obsolete  : someone or something that is very large : giant
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