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.
Sun of May symbolizes dawn of a new era. Argentina Flag - History. The Argentina national flag was created by Manuel Belgrano and was first raised at the city of Rosario on February 27, 1812, during the Argentine War of Independence. A yellow Sun of May was added to the center in 1818.