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Definition of Paraguay
1. Noun. A landlocked republic in south central South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1811.
Group relationships: Oas, Organization Of American States
Generic synonyms: South American Country, South American Nation
Terms within: Triple Frontier, Asuncion, Capital Of Paraguay, Parana, Parana River, Guaira, Guaira Falls, Sete Quedas
Group relationships: South America
Member holonyms: Paraguayan
Derivative terms: Paraguayan
Definition of Paraguay
1. Proper noun. A country in South America; the Republic of Paraguay. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Paraguay
Literary usage of Paraguay
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Francis Galton, William Spottiswoode, Clements Robert Markham, Henry Walter Bates, John Scott Keltie (1876)
"26°, the taller palm, called the Coco in Paraguay, with feathery head and bunches
of grape-like fruit, begins to be common ; and this is the palm which is ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"Paraguay. A country of South America, enclosed between Brazil, ... The chairman
of the delegation of Paraguay to the first Pan-American Financial Conference ..."
3. The American Journal of International Law by American Society of International Law (1919)
"The subject-matter of this boundary controversy between Bolivia and Paraguay is
a piece of territory situated between the western bank of the River Paraguay ..."
4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1911)
"The invasion of Paraguay then took place, and'a struggle involving an ...
The policy of Brazil was for a time directed towards the annexation of Paraguay; ..."
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