Paraná

[par-uh-nah, pah-rah-nah]

noun

1. a river in central South America, flowing from S Brazil along the SE boundary of Paraguay and through E Argentina into the Río de la Plata. 2,050 miles (3,300 km) long.

2. a city in E Argentina, on the Paraná River: the capital of Argentina 1852–61.

Paraná

noun

1. a state of S Brazil, on the Atlantic: consists of a coastal plain and a large rolling plateau with extensive forests. Capital: Curitiba. Pop: 9 798 006 (2002). Area: 199 555 sq km (77 048 sq miles)

2. a city in E Argentina, on the Paraná River opposite Santa Fe: capital of Argentina (1853–1862). Pop: 305 000 (2005 est)

3. a river in central South America, formed in S Brazil by the confluence of the Rio Grande and the Paranaíba River and flowing generally south to the Atlantic through the Río de la Plata estuary. Length: 2900 km (1800 miles)

Example Sentences

This is centred on the giant Itaipu Dam on the Paraná River, which forms part of the border between Paraguay and Brazil.

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Gated communities and golf courses are located on vulnerable wetlands along the Paraná River, home to capybara habitat.

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Ominously, the Paraná delta — the second largest river in South America after the Amazon — caught fire several years ago amid terrible drought.

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Traveling along the Paraná, Darwin observed thickets which “afford a retreat for capybaras and jaguars. The fear of the latter animal quite destroyed all pleasure in scrambling through the woods.”

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Yet when asked about the environmental catastrophe on the Paraná River which has affected the animals, the scientist weighs his words carefully.

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