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Paraguay.

A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Paraguay. Capital and largest city: Asunción.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈpæɹəɡwaɪ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpæɹəɡweɪ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpaɹəɡwɑj/British, Southern, Standard/ˈpaɹəɡwɛj/British, Southern, Standard

  1. A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Paraguay. Capital and largest city: Asunción.

  2. A river in South America that flows into the Paraná, through Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia and Argentina; in full, the Paraguay River.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Classical Guarani paraguâ Proto-Tupian *ʔɨ Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔɨ Classical Guarani ĭ Classical Guarani Paraguaĭbor. Spanish Paraguaybor. English Paraguay Borrowed from Spanish Paraguay, from Classical Guarani Paraguaĭ (“Paraguay River”), from paraguâ (“feather crown”) + ĭ (“river”).

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