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Paraguay ( / ˈpærəɡwaɪ /; Spanish pronunciation: [paɾaˈɣwaj] ⓘ ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guarani: Paraguái Tavakuairetã ), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest.
- Demographics of Paraguay
Paraguay's population is distributed unevenly through the...
- Distrito Capital
Asunción (English: / ɑː ˌ s uː n s i ˈ oʊ n, ˌ ɑː s uː n ˈ s...
- Paraguayan National Anthem
The "Paraguayan National Anthem" (Spanish: Himno Nacional...
- Alfredo Stroessner
When Pope John Paul II visited Paraguay in 1988, his visit...
- Politics of Paraguay
Politics of Paraguay takes place in a framework of a...
- Chamber of Deputies
The Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) is the lower...
- Coat of Arms of Paraguay
Description. The coat of arms is on the Paraguay national...
- Flag of Paraguay.svg
It is an anonymous work or pseudonymous work and 70 years...
- Demographics of Paraguay
The Paraguay Portal. Paraguay ( / ˈpærəɡwaɪ /; Spanish pronunciation: [paɾaˈɣwaj] ⓘ ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guarani: Paraguái Tavakuairetã ), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and ...
Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay ( Spanish: República del Paraguay ), is a small country in South America. It is landlocked, meaning that it is not next to the ocean. It is bordered to the North and East by Brazil, the West by Bolivia, and the South and Southeast by Argentina. The main languages are Spanish and Guaraní .
- Paraguayan
- 95% Mestizo, 5% other
May 11, 2024 · Paraguay, landlocked country in south-central South America. Paraguay’s recent history has been characterized by turbulence and authoritarian rule. It was involved in two of the three major wars on the continent—the War of the Triple Alliance (1864/65–70), against Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay, and the Chaco War (1932–35), against Bolivia.
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Etymology
Disputed; from Guaraní Payagua (“Pajagua tribe”) i (“water”) or para (“river”) guái (“crown”) or para (“river”) gua (“from”) y (“water”).
Pronunciation
1. (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpæɹ.ə.ɡwaɪ/, /ˈpæɹ.ə.ɡweɪ/ 2. (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɛɹ.ə.ɡweɪ/, /ˈpæɹ.ə.ɡweɪ/, /ˈpɛɹ.ə.ɡwaɪ/
Proper noun
Paraguay 1. A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Paraguay. Capital and largest city: Asunción. 1.1. 1670, Richard Blome, in “America, the Fourth Part” of A Geographical Description of the Four Parts of the World, 30: 1.1.1. 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...
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): [ˈparaɡvaj]
Proper noun
Paraguay f (related adjective paraguayský, demonym Paraguayec) 1. Paraguay (a country in South America)
Further reading
1. Paraguay in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989 2. Paraguay in Internetová jazyková příručka
Etymology
From Spanish Paraguay.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /ˈpɑrɑɡuɑi̯/, [ˈpɑ̝rɑ̝ˌɡuɑ̝i̯] 2. IPA(key): /ˈpɑrɑɡʋɑi̯/, [ˈpɑ̝rɑ̝ɡʋɑ̝i̯] 3. Syllabification(key): Pa‧ra‧gu‧ay
Proper noun
Paraguay 1. Paraguay (a country in South America)
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /pa.ʁa.ɡwɛ/, /pa.ʁa.ɡwe/, /pa.ʁa.ɡwaj/
Proper noun
Paraguay m 1. Paraguay (a country in South America)
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /ˈpa(ː)raˌɡu̯aɪ̯/, [ˈpaʁaˌɡʋaɪ̯], [ˈpaːʁa-], [-ɡuˌaɪ̯]
Proper noun
Paraguay n (proper noun, genitive Paraguays or (optionally with an article) Paraguay) 1. Paraguay (a country in South America)
Further reading
1. “Paraguay” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /pa.ɾa.wa.ˈɨ/
Proper noun
Paraguay 1. Asunción (the capital and largest city of Paraguay)
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): [ˈpɒrɒɡvaːj] 2. Hyphenation: Pa‧ra‧guay 3. Rhymes: -aːj
Proper noun
Paraguay 1. Paraguay (a country in South America)
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Paraguay.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /pa.raˈɡwaj/ 2. Rhymes: -aj 3. Hyphenation: Pa‧ra‧guày
Proper noun
Paraguay m 1. Paraguay (a country in South America)
The Republic of Paraguay is a mostly bilingual country, as the majority of the population uses Spanish and Guaraní. The Constitution of Paraguay of 1992 declares it as a multicultural and bilingual country, establishing Spanish and Guaraní as official languages. [1] Spanish, an Indo-European language of the Romance branch, is understood by ...
The history of Paraguay encompasses thousands of years of human habitation. Both agricultural and nomadic Guaycuruan lived in the region at the time of the Spanish Conquest. It became a relatively neglected part of the Spanish Empire due to its isolation and lack of mineral wealth, nonetheless a small group of Spanish settlers came to reside in the area, increasingly intermarrying with native ...
