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Tucumán

American

[too-koo-mahn] / ˌtu kuˈmɑn /

noun

a city in NW Argentina.

Tucumán British

/ tukuˈman /

noun

Full name: San Miguel de Tucumán. a city in NW Argentina: scene of the declaration (1816) of Argentinian independence from Spain; university (1914). Pop: 837 000 (2005 est)

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She adds, “I got a crush on her and on her sister, they’re very strong women, Tucumán artists. Tucumán is a very conservative town, and they are the resistance.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

The north-western provinces of Salta, Tucumán and Jujuy, near Argentina's borders with Chile and Bolivia, have recorded the highest numbers of deaths.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2023

But last month, 130 feet below ground and after 20 years of digging, the Archaeology, Memory and Identity Collective of Tucumán, the small forensics team excavating the site, reached the bottom of the well.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2023

In March 1816, Argentina’s conservative local leaders invoked a congress in Tucumán.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Falling upon the Royalist army, he completely defeated it in a battle at Tucumán, and the Spaniards suffered a heavy loss in men and munitions of war.

From South America by Koebel, W. H. (William Henry)

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