Princeton's WordNet (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: oil (noun). a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water. oil, oil color, oil colour (noun). oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist.
The colors represent the clear skies and snow of the Andes; the sun symbol commemorates the appearance of the sun through cloudy skies on 25 May 1810 during the first mass demonstration in favor of independence; the sun features are those of Inti, the Inca god of the sun. Argentina Flag - Colors.
The current flag of Argentina was officially adopted on February 12, 1812. The blue stripes upon a white field were placed on the flag by Manuel Belgrano, the leader of the revolution, and are said to be symbolic of the sky above, when the fight for the country's independence began. The golden sun, with the Sun of May face, was added to the flag in 1818. Larger Argentina flag.