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Asunción

American  
[ah-soon-syawn, -thyawn] / ˌɑ sunˈsjɔn, -ˈθjɔn /

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Paraguay, in the S part.


Asunción British  
/ asunˈsjon /

noun

  1. the capital and chief port of Paraguay, on the Paraguay River, 1530 km (950 miles) from the Atlantic. Pop: 1 750 000 (2005 est)

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She is now a partner at global technology and investment firm Cibersons, whose headquarters is in Paraguay's capital Asunción.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2025

Back home in Asunción since his release from prison last summer, Mr. Napout, 65, is asking the U.S. to vacate his conviction and return his money.

From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2024

The bill is named after Asunción Valdivia, a farmworker who fell unconscious while picking grapes in California on a 105-degree day in 2004.

From Salon • Sep. 6, 2023

Peña took the presidential oath outside the government palace in the capital of Asunción in a ceremony attended by several regional leaders and Taiwan’s Vice President William Lai.

From Washington Times • Aug. 15, 2023

They are now known by Christian names, Asunción and Juana.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

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