Uruguay

[ yoor-uh-gwey, -gwahy; Spanish oo-roo-gwahy ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a republic in southeastern South America. 72,172 sq. mi. (186,925 sq. km). : Montevideo.
a river in southeastern South America, flowing from southern Brazil along the boundary of eastern Argentina into the Río de la Plata. 981 miles (1,580 km) long.

Uruguay

/ ˈjʊərəˌɡwaɪ /

a republic in South America, on the Atlantic: Spanish colonization began in 1624, followed by Portuguese settlement in 1680; revolted against Spanish rule in 1820 but was annexed by the Portuguese to Brazil; gained independence in 1825. It consists mainly of rolling grassy plains, low hills, and plateaus. Official language: Spanish. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: peso. Capital: Montevideo. Pop: 3 324 460 (2013 est). Area: 176 215 sq km (68 037 sq miles)

Uruguay

Republic on the east coast of South America , tucked between Brazil to the north and east and Argentina to the west. The capital and largest city is Montevideo .

It is a major producer of beef, leather, and wool.

Uruguay was under a repressive and violent military government from 1973 to 1985.

an·ti-U·ru·guay·an adjective
U·ru·guay·an [y, oo, r-, uh, -, gwey, -, uh, n, -, gwahy, -, uh, n], adjective noun
pro-U·ru·guay·an adjective noun

This is the Mexico that has been called a “failed state” — most recently by Jose “Pepe” Mujica, the president of Uruguay.

The rift put Washington at odds with countries like Brazil, Uruguay or Chile, which seemed to have come to terms with their past.

So, an amendment was proposed—formally put forward by Uruguay—that would acknowledge that “various forms of the family exist.”

If one word—soccer (or football)—sums up Uruguay, two words—Luis Suárez—capture the potency of the Uruguayan game.

So going into this game against Uruguay, there was none of the usual English self-deprecation.

Uruguay, therefore, finally severed the connection with Argentina, and passes out of our history.

Outside Argentina and Uruguay the Royalist cause had held its own, and in many districts had triumphed.

Uruguay for the last time revolted, and severed the tie which bound her to the Empire, having never since been subject to Brazil.

The result was, perhaps, evident in a rather lesser degree in the case of both Brazil and Uruguay.

Another railway line follows the Uruguay from Concordia northward into Corrientes.

Browse