Asunción

American

[ah-soon-syawn, -thyawn] / ˌɑ sunˈsyɔn, -ˈθyɔn /

noun

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

Asunción British

/ asunˈsjon /

noun

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

From Literature

The oldest of the two sisters, Tía Asunción, who used to be Tía Leah, speaks firmly.

From Literature

Lula said the signing of the deal in Asuncion, Paraguay on Saturday was "very good, especially for the democratic world and for multilateralism."

From Barron's

Von der Leyen will head to Asuncion in Paraguay for the signing ceremony, which Lula will not attend.

From Barron's

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is scheduled to travel to Rio de Janeiro on Friday with European Council head Antonio Costa, from where they will fly on to Asuncion for the signing.

From Barron's

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