Argentines in the United Kingdom
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| Argentine Britons argentino-británicos |
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Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, Olivia Hussey  |
| Total population |
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Argentine born 2001: |
| Regions with significant populations |
| London, North West England, South East England |
| Languages |
| English · Argentine Spanish Italian · German · French |
| Religions |
| Roman Catholic (Predominantly) · Protestant · Jewish |
| Related ethnic groups |
| Latin American Briton · Italians · Spaniards · English • Welsh · Irish · Latinos · Hispanic · White Hispanics · Demographics of Argentina |
Argentine Britons or Argentinean Britons (Spanish: argentino-británicos) are raised and educated citizens or residents of the United Kingdom whose ancestry originates in the southeast South American nation of Argentina.
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[edit] Demographics
Like many other regions in the Americas the population of Argentina is primarily of European descent (97%)[3], mostly Italians and Spaniards. There are also significant German, British (many Argentine immigrants of British descent are the only native English-speaking Argentine immigrants), French, and Slavic origins.
Argentines make up the UK's fourth largest Hispanic population, behind Spaniards, Colombians and Ecuadorians. Argentines are also the UK's eigth largest latino community behind the French, Italians, Brazilians, Portuguese, Spanish, Colombians and Ecuadorians).
[edit] Notable Argentine Britons
- Chris de Burgh
- Olivia Hussey
- Charles Palmer-Tomkinson
- Tara Palmer-Tomkinson
- Vanessa Show
- Sonya Walger
- Andrew Graham-Yooll
- Dominic Miller
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[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Anglo-Argentine Society
- Argentinian Restaurants in London
- Tango shows & Classes in the UK
- Love Argentina - a UK-based community for Argentine expatriates to raise funds and help institutions in Argentina
- Sapo de otro pozo, dedicated to serving the London Argentine community
- LatinAlternativa - a website promoting Argentine artists in the UK
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