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URUGUAY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A South American republic on the southeast coast of South America; achieved independence from Brazil in 1825play

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)

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