Paraguay definition

părə-gwī, -gwā
A landlocked country of south-central South America. Inhabited principally by the Guaraní, the region was first explored by Europeans in 1516 and grew around the colony of Asunción (founded in the 1530s). Paraguay achieved de facto independence from Spain in 1811 and was ruled by a series of dictators in the 1800s. Paraguay was involved in costly wars with Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay (1865–1870) and Bolivia (1932–1935). Asunción is the capital and the largest city.
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(place) Inland country in SC South America: 157,047 sq mi (406,750 sq km); cap. Asunción.
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(place) River in SC South America, flowing from S Brazil south through Paraguay into the Paraná: c. 1,500 mi (2,414 km)
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A country in South America; the Republic of Paraguay.
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Origin of paraguay

  • Disputed; from Guaraní Payagua (“Payagua tribe") i (“water") or para (“river") guai (“crown") or para (“river") gua (“from") i (“water").

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Paraguay Sentence Examples

  • The boundary with Paraguay was definitely settled in 187 2.

  • The northern slope of this great plateau is drained by the AraguayaTocantins, Xingu, Tapajos and Guapore-Mamore-Madeira, which flow northward, and, except the first, empty into the Amazon; the southern slope drains southward through a multitude of streams flowing into the Parana and Paraguay.

  • The general elevation in the south part of the state is much lower, and large areas bordering the Paraguay are swampy, partially submerged plains which the sluggish rivers are unable to drain.

  • The basins of the Parana and Paraguay are separated by low mountain ranges extending north from the sierras of Paraguay.

  • The first industry was that of mining, gold having been discovered in the river valleys on the southern slopes of the plateau, and diamonds on the head-waters of the Paraguay, about Diamantino and in two or three other districts.

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