Montevideo

American  

[mon-tuh-vi-day-oh, -vid-ee-oh, mawn-te-vee-the-aw] / ˌmɒn tə vɪˈdeɪ oʊ, -ˈvɪd iˌoʊ, ˌmɔn tɛ viˈðɛ ɔ /

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of Uruguay.

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Montevideo British  

/ mɔnteβiˈðeo, ˌmɒntɪvɪˈdeɪəʊ /

noun

1. the capital and chief port of Uruguay, in the south on the Río de la Plata estuary: the largest city in the country: University of the Republic (1849); resort. Pop: 1 378 707 (1996)

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Montevideo Cultural  

1. Capital of Uruguay and largest city in the country, located on Uruguay's southern coast.

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One of the busiest ports in South America, Montevideo is a cosmopolitan city characterized by broad boulevards, parks, and stately buildings.

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Montevideo

He will visit Montevideo, Paysandu and Florida in Uruguay from November 6 to 8 and then head to Argentina, where he will visit Buenos Aires, Cordoba and Lujan, until November 11.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Marset hails from a neighborhood on the outskirts of Uruguay’s capital, Montevideo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Bioinformatic analysis by collaborator Daniela Megrian from the Institut Pasteur in Montevideo, Uruguay, helped clarify how the CorMR system came to be.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 20, 2026

The Montevideo Convention was written to prevent this kind of farce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026

Turned out he was heading back to Montevideo, where he was from, and the guy who owned the building back then wanted him to find a replacement to manage the property.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez