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