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PARAGUAY

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 I. (noun) 

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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)

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