Paraguay

 

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Paraguay

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Disputed; from Guaraní Payagua (“Pajagua tribe”) y (“water”) or para (“river”) guái (“crown”) or para (“river”) gua (“from”) y (“water”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpæɹ.ə.ɡwaɪ/, /ˈpæɹ.ə.ɡweɪ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛɹ.ə.ɡweɪ/, /ˈpæɹ.ə.ɡweɪ/, /ˈpɛɹ.ə.ɡwaɪ/

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Paraguay

2. A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Paraguay. Capital and largest city: Asunción.
   • 1670, Richard Blome, in “America, the Fourth Part” of A Geographical Description of the Four Parts of the World, 30:

     Sanson in his Geographical Table hath divided this AMERICA MERIDIONALIS into PERUVIANA, and BRASLIANA [sic], subdividing Peruviana into Terra Firma, and Peru; and Brasiliana, into Brazile, and Paraguay; the first division is taken by a line which from the mouth of the Amazona, goes to seek the utmost part of Chili towards the South, ...

3. The Paraguay River, a river in South America that flows into the Paraná, through Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia and Argentina.

• Paraguayan

• (countries of South America) country of South America; Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

Paraguay

1. Paraguay (a country in South America)

Paraguay

1. Paraguay (a country in South America)

 

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:

Paraguay

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• IPA^(key): [ˈparaɡvaj]

Paraguay f (related adjective paraguayský, demonym Paraguayec)

1. Paraguay (a country in South America)

• “Paraguay”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “Paraguay”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Paraguay

1. Paraguay (a country in South America)

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Paraguay n

1. Paraguay (a country in South America)

 

Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:

Paraguay

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From Spanish Paraguay.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑrɑɡuɑi̯/, [ˈpɑ̝rɑ̝ˌɡuɑ̝i̯]
• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑrɑɡʋɑi̯/, [ˈpɑ̝rɑ̝ɡʋɑ̝i̯]
• Rhymes: -uɑi
• Hyphenation^(key): Pa‧ra‧gu‧ay

Paraguay

1. Paraguay (a country in South America)

• IPA^(key): /pa.ʁa.ɡwɛ/, /pa.ʁa.ɡwe/, /pa.ʁa.ɡwaj/

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Paraguay m

1. Paraguay (a country in South America)

• Paraguayen
• paraguayen

 

German Wikipedia has an article on:

Paraguay

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• IPA^(key): /ˈpa(ː)raˌɡu̯aɪ̯/, [ˈpaʁaˌɡʋaɪ̯], [ˈpaːʁa-], [-ɡuˌaɪ̯]

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Paraguay n (proper noun, genitive Paraguays or (optionally with an article) Paraguay)

1. Paraguay (a country in South America)

• Paraguayer
• paraguayisch

• “Paraguay” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

 

Guaraní Wikipedia has an article on:

Paraguay

Wikipedia ^gn

• IPA^(key): /pa.ɾa.wa.ˈɨ/

Paraguay

1. Asunción (the capital and largest city of Paraguay)

Paraguay is the name of Asunción, the capital of Paraguay. The name of the country is Paraguái.

 

Hungarian Wikipedia has an article on:

Paraguay

Wikipedia ^hu

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɒrɒɡvaːj]
• Hyphenation: Pa‧ra‧guay
• Rhymes: -aːj

Paraguay

1. Paraguay (a country in South America)

• paraguayi

 

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

Paraguay

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Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Paraguay.

• IPA^(key): /pa.raˈɡwaj/^[1]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Hyphenation: Pa‧ra‧guày

Paraguay m

1. Paraguay (a country in South America)

• paraguaiano / paraguayano

 

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

Paraguay

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Paraguay

1. Paraguay (a country in South America)

• paraguayaner
• paraguayansk

 

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

Paraguay

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Paraguay

1. Paraguay (a country in South America)

• paraguayan, paraguayanar
• paraguayansk

Paraguay m

1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal) of Paraguai.

 

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

Paraguay

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Borrowed from Guaraní Paraguay, formed either from para (“sea”) + gúa (“bordering”) or from paraguã (“crown of feathers”) + y (“river”).

• IPA^(key): /paɾaˈɡwai/ [pa.ɾaˈɣ̞wai̯]

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• Rhymes: -ai
• Syllabification: Pa‧ra‧guay

Paraguay m

1. Paraguay (a country in South America)
2. Paraguay River (a major river in South America)

• The definite article is optional when referring to Paraguay in Spanish (i.e. el Paraguay).

• guay de Paraguay
• guay del Paraguay
• jazmín del Paraguay
• paraguay
• paraguayismo
• paraguayo/paraguaya

 

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

Paraguay

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Paraguay n (genitive Paraguays)

1. Paraguay (a country in South America)

• paraguayan
• paraguayansk
• paraguayanska
• paraguayare
• paraguayo
• paraguaysk
• paraguayte

• Paraguay in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• Utrikes namnbok (12th ed., 2024)
• Svensk MeSH

 

Turkish Wikipedia has an article on:

Paraguay

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Paraguay

1. Paraguay (a country in South America)

• (countries of South America) Güney Amerika ülkesi; Arjantin, Bolivya, Brezilya, Ekvador, Guyana, Kolombiya, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Şili, Uruguay, Venezuela

Paraguay

1. Paraguay (a country in South America)