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PARAGUAY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A landlocked republic in south central South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1811
Synonyms:
Paraguay; Republic of Paraguay
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
South American country; South American nation (any one of the countries occupying the South American continent)
Meronyms (parts of "Paraguay"):
Triple Frontier (the border area where Argentina and Brazil and Paraguay meet; an active South American center for contraband and drug trafficking and money laundering; a suspected locale for Islamic extremist groups)
Asuncion; capital of Paraguay (the capital and chief port of Paraguay)
Parana; Parana River (a South American river; tributary of Rio de la Plata)
Guaira; Guaira Falls; Sete Quedas (a great waterfall on the border between Brazil and Paraguay)
Meronyms (members of "Paraguay"):
Paraguayan (a native or inhabitant of Paraguay)
Holonyms ("Paraguay" is a part of...):
South America (a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama)
Holonyms ("Paraguay" is a member of...):
OAS; Organization of American States (an association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation)
Derivation:
Paraguayan (of or relating to or characteristic of Paraguay or its people)
