Paraguay

[ par-uh-gwahy, -gwey; Spanish pah-rah-gwahy ]

noun

1. a republic in central South America between Bolivia, Brazil, and Argentina. 157,047 sq. mi. (406,750 sq. km). : Asunción.
2. a river in central South America, flowing south from western Brazil through Paraguay to the Paraná River. 1,500 miles (2,400 km) long.

Paraguay

/ ˈpærəˌɡwaɪ /

noun

1. 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)
2. a river in South America flowing south through Brazil and Paraguay to the Paraná River. Length: about 2400 km (1500 miles)

Paraguay

1. 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.

Notes

Reputed sanctuary for Nazi fugitives.

Controlled for many decades by a highly repressive military government. A civilian was elected president in 1993.

Other Words From

• an·ti-Par·a·guay adjective
• Par·a·guay·an adjective noun
• pro-Par·a·guay adjective
• trans-Par·a·guay·an adjective

Example Sentences

The refugees come from Panama, Paraguay, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Mexico, Colombia, Guatemala, and Puerto Rico.

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Alfred Stroessner fled from a 1989 coup in Paraguay and lived in Brazil for the next 18 years.

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After the war, Josef Mengele found refuge in Argentina and later Paraguay and Brazil.

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Mengele managed to elude them, later making his way to Paraguay.

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Uruguay and Paraguay are expected to follow suit, and then Bolivia and Ecuador.

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The Paraguayans consider excessive smoking of other tobacco as injurious but not of the delicate flavored leaf of Paraguay.

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In Paraguay they are considered superior to all other kinds and are smoked continuously without any seemingly ill effect.

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No toleration of pseudo-paganism, as had been done on the waters of the Orinoco, the Parana and the Paraguay.

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There is an archbishop at Buenos Aires and eight suffragan bishops, including one for Paraguay.

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His depredations among the herds of horses which graze on the prairies of Paraguay are vast and terrible.

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