Paraguay

Disputed; from Guaraní Payagua (“Pajagua tribe”) i (“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

1. A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Paraguay.
   • 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, ...

2. 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)

• IPA^(key): [ˈparaɡvaj]

Paraguay f (related adjective paraguayský)

1. Paraguay (a country in South America; capital: Asunción)

• Paraguay in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• Paraguay in Internetová jazyková příručka

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Paraguay n

1. Paraguay (a country in South America)

From Spanish Paraguay.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑrɑɡuɑi̯/, [ˈpɑrɑˌɡuɑi̯]
• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑrɑɡʋɑi̯/, [ˈpɑrɑɡʋɑi̯]
• Syllabification^(key): Pa‧ra‧gu‧ay

Paraguay

1. Paraguay (a country in South America)

• paraguaylainen

• 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

• 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

• IPA^(key): /pa.ɾa.wa.ˈɨ/

Paraguay

1. Asunción

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

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

Paraguay

1. Paraguay (a country in South America)

• paraguayi

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

Paraguay

1. Paraguay (a country in South America)

• paraguayaner
• paraguayansk

Paraguay

1. Paraguay (a country in South America)

• paraguayan, paraguayanar
• paraguayansk

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
• paraguay
• paraguayismo
• paraguayo/paraguaya

Paraguay n (genitive Paraguays)

1. Paraguay (a country in South America)

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)