Asunción

[ah-soon-syawn, -thyawn]

noun

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

Asunción

/ 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)

Example Sentences

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

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I'm taken on a tour with the minister of a planned new digital park near Asunción's main airport.

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The gothic arches of Santa María de la Asunción crown the hill above the stone harbour where fishermen land their catches of sardines and anchovies.

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This month federal troops arrested José Asunción Murguía, the mayor of Teuchitlán, and accused him of being on the payroll of the Jalisco cartel and being involved in the Rancho Izaguirre operation.

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In a different call center, Kevin Asuncion transcribed medical visits from half a world away, in the United States.

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