Definition of Parana River

1. Noun. A South American river; tributary of Rio de la Plata.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Parana River

Parallel Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy
Parallel Lives
Paralympian
Paralympians
Paralympic
Paralympic Games
Paralympics
Paramaribo
Paramithia
Paramoeba
Paramphistomum
Paramythia
Paramyxoviridae
Parana
Parana River (current term)
Paranda
Paranthias
Paranthias furcifer
Paranthropus
Paraná
Parascalops
Parascalops breweri
Parascaris equorum
Parashurama
Parasitaxus
Parasitaxus ustus
Parastrongylus
Parathelypteris
Parathelypteris novae-boracensis

Literary usage of Parana River

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries by Charles Darwin (1890)
"The view would resemble that of a great lake, if it were not for the linear-shaped islets, which alone give the idea Parana River. of running water. ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"The Parana River is one of South America's great waterways. Transatlantic steamers of 10000 tons drawing 23 ... Further south the Parana River receives the ..."

3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1911)
"The plateau slopes westward to the Parana river, is well watered and moderately fertile, and has a remarkably uniform climate of a mild temperate character. ..."

4. Argentina and Her People of To-day: An Account of the Customs by Nevin Otto Winter (1911)
"The Parana River reaches way up into Brazil. It has its source only a few miles from one of the principal tributaries of the Amazon, over a stretch of ..."

5. South America, Social, Industrial, and Political: A Twenty-five-thousand by Frank George Carpenter (1900)
"... PLATA SYSTEM INTO THE HEART OF SOUTH AMERICA — THE Parana River AND ITS TEN THOUSAND ISLANDS, WHICH ARE FLOATING DOWN TO THE SEA — STRANGE SIGHTS ON THE ..."

6. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1902)
"Regulation of the Parana River.—The outer part of the La Plata estuary has two ... The delta of the Parana river is formed by the Rio de las Palmas and the ..."

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