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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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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

Cristaldo Tabares, 65, a builder who lives in a riverside suburb of the capital, Asunción, said he voted for Mr. Peña on Sunday, but reluctantly.

From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2023

Ms Orqueda, who runs a music school for local children on the outskirts of the Mennonite town of Filadelfia, divides her time between her community and Paraguay's capital, Asunción.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2023

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

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

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