Paraguay
a republic in central South America between Bolivia, Brazil, and Argentina. 157,047 sq. mi. (406,750 sq. km). Capital: Asunción.
a river in central South America, flowing south from western Brazil through Paraguay to the Paraná River. 1,500 miles (2,400 km) long.
Other words from Paraguay
- an·ti-Par·a·guay, adjective
- Par·a·guay·an, adjective, noun
- pro-Par·a·guay, adjective
- trans-Par·a·guay·an, adjective
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How to use Paraguay in a sentence
The missing included 10 citizens of Argentina, six from Paraguay, six from Colombia and four from Venezuela, according to those countries’ diplomats and news reports.
Asleep in their beachfront condos, they vanished into a mountain of rubble | Lori Rozsa, Marc Fisher, Derek Hawkins, Silvia Foster-Frau | June 24, 2021 | Washington PostDays later, reports suggested China had promised more shots if Paraguay severed ties with Taiwan.
Butterfly Effect: Bienvenido Beijing — China’s Latin American Vax Win | Charu Kasturi | May 27, 2021 | OzyParaguay is one of the few countries that have official relations with Taiwan instead of China, which will not deal with any government that recognizes the island nation it has claims on.
Vaccines are the hottest new way to establish global influence | Annalisa Merelli | April 2, 2021 | QuartzIn the Southern Hemisphere, Paraguay and southern Brazil also experienced excessively warm springtime Septembers.
Siberia Burned. Arctic Ice Shrank. This Was the World’s Hottest September Ever | Aryn Baker | October 7, 2020 | TimeIn December, facial recognition cameras were put in place near the border with Paraguay, a hot spot for drug trafficking and other organized crime.
Brazil is sliding into techno-authoritarianism | Tate Ryan-Mosley | August 19, 2020 | MIT Technology Review
The refugees come from Panama, Paraguay, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Mexico, Colombia, Guatemala, and Puerto Rico.
Alfred Stroessner fled from a 1989 coup in Paraguay and lived in Brazil for the next 18 years.
After the war, Josef Mengele found refuge in Argentina and later Paraguay and Brazil.
Mengele managed to elude them, later making his way to Paraguay.
Uruguay and Paraguay are expected to follow suit, and then Bolivia and Ecuador.
The Paraguayans consider excessive smoking of other tobacco as injurious but not of the delicate flavored leaf of Paraguay.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.In Paraguay they are considered superior to all other kinds and are smoked continuously without any seemingly ill effect.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.No toleration of pseudo-paganism, as had been done on the waters of the Orinoco, the Parana and the Paraguay.
The Indian in his Wigwam | Henry R. SchoolcraftThere is an archbishop at Buenos Aires and eight suffragan bishops, including one for Paraguay.
Argentina | W. A. HirstHis depredations among the herds of horses which graze on the prairies of Paraguay are vast and terrible.
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British Dictionary definitions for Paraguay
/ (ˈpærəˌɡwaɪ) /
an inland republic in South America: colonized by the Spanish from 1537, gaining independence in 1811; lost 142 500 sq km (55 000 sq miles) of territory and over half its population after its defeat in the war against Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay (1865–70). It is divided by the Paraguay River into a sparsely inhabited semiarid region (Chaco) in the west, and a central region of wooded hills, tropical forests, and rich grasslands, rising to the Paraná plateau in the east. Official languages: Spanish and Guarani. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: guarani. Capital: Asunción. Pop: 6 623 252 (2013 est). Area: 406 750 sq km (157 047 sq miles)
a river in South America flowing south through Brazil and Paraguay to the Paraná River. Length: about 2400 km (1500 miles)
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Cultural definitions for Paraguay
[ (par-uh-gweye, par-uh-gway) ]
Republic in south-central South America, enclosed by Bolivia on the west and north, Brazil on the northeast, and Argentina on the south and west.
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