Paraná

American  

[par-uh-nah, pah-rah-nah] / ˌpær əˈnɑ, ˌpɑ rɑˈnɑ /

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.

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Paraná British  

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)

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Example Sentences

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.”

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2024

Voepass said earlier that the ATR 72-500 was carrying 57 passengers and four crew between Cascavel in the southern state of Paraná to Guarulhos airport in São Paulo city.

From BBC • Aug. 10, 2024

I am here,’” said Mr. Jaime, now 89, sitting in his sparse kitchen on the outskirts of Paraná, a midsize city in the Argentine province of Entre Ríos.

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2024

Paraná, a Brazilian state located south of Cananéia, enacted legislation this year that requires sellers to label shark at stores.

From National Geographic • Jul. 17, 2023

The three states of São Paulo, Paraná, and Santa Catharina contain most of the region under description, but south-western Minas and extreme southern Goyaz also belong to it.

From The South American Republics Part I of II by Dawson, Thomas C.