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URUGUAY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A South American republic on the southeast coast of South America; achieved independence from Brazil in 1825
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 "Uruguay"):
capital of Uruguay; Montevideo (the capital and largest city of Uruguay; a cosmopolitan city and one of the busiest ports in South America)
La Plata; Plata River; Rio de la Plata (an estuary between Argentina and Uruguay)
Meronyms (members of "Uruguay"):
Uruguayan (a native or inhabitant of Uruguay)
Holonyms ("Uruguay" is a part of...):
South America (a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama)
Holonyms ("Uruguay" 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:
Uruguayan (of or relating to or characteristic of Uruguay or its people)
