Paraguay en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpæɹəɡwaɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- audio SSB
- /ˈpɛɹəɡweɪ/ Mary–marry–merry merger
- /ˈpaɹəɡwɛj/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈpæɹəɡweɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈpæɹəɡweɪ/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger
- păr′ə-gwā
- păr′ə-gwī
- /ˈpaɾəɡwaɪ/ (Scotland)
- pă′rə-gwī
- pă′rə-gwā
- /ˈpæɹəɡwaɪ/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger
- (US) audio
- pä-rä-gwī′
- /ˈpɛɹəɡwaɪ/ Mary–marry–merry merger
- /ˈpaɹəɡwɑj/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈpaɾɹəɡwe/ (Scotland)
Etymology
Etymology tree Classical Guarani paraguâ Proto-Tupian *ʔɨ Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔɨ Classical Guarani ĭ Classical Guarani Paraguaĭbor. Spanish Paraguaybor. English Paraguay Borrowed from Spanish Paraguay, from Classical Guarani Paraguaĭ (“Paraguay River”), from paraguâ (“feather crown”) + ĭ (“river”).
Meanings
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A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Paraguay. Capital and largest city: Asunción.
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, ...
1670, Richard Blome, in “America, the Fourth Part” of A Geographical Description of the Four Parts of the World, 30
- A river in South America that flows into the Paraná, through Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia and Argentina; in full, the Paraguay River.
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Translations (103)
af Paraguay (country in South America) · km ប៉ារ៉ាហ្គាយ (country in South America) · mer paragwe (country in South America) · br Paraguay (country in South America) · el Παραγουάη (country in South America) · ar بَارَاغُوَاي (country in South America) · da Paraguay (country in South America) · eo Paragvajo (country in South America) · my ပာရာဂ္ဝေး (country in South America) · tr Paraguay (country in South America) · hu Paraguay (country in South America) · ki Paragwe (country in South America) · ko 파라과이 (country in South America) · eu Paraguai (country in South America) · et Paraguay (country in South America) · yi פּאַראַגווײַ (country in South America) · ga Paragua (country in South America) · ady Парагуай (country in South America) · ja パラグアイ (country in South America) · bo པ་ར་གུ་ཡེ (country in South America) · id Paraguay (country in South America) · lo ປຣາກວາຍ (country in South America) · mt il-Paragwaj (country in South America) · he פרגוואי (country in South America) · sv Paraguay (country in South America) · kam Paragwe (country in South America) · tg Парагвай (country in South America) · am ፓራጓይ (country in South America) · lt Paragvajus (country in South America) · hi पैराग्वे (country in South America) · sl Paragvaj (country in South America) · uz Paragvay (country in South America) · ar بَارَاجُوَاي (country in South America) · fa-ira پاراگوئِه (country in South America) · cmn 巴拉圭 (country in South America) · dv ޕެރަގުއޭ (country in South America) · az Paraqvay (country in South America) · pl Paragwaj (country in South America) · mi Parakai (country in South America) · ko 빠라과이 (country in South America) · bg Парагва́й (country in South America) · lo ປາລາກວາຍ (country in South America) · gug Paraguái (country in South America) · kk Парагвай (country in South America) · luo Paragwe (country in South America) · oc Paraguai (country in South America) · nn Paraguay (country in South America) · tk Paragwaý (country in South America) · ru Парагва́й (country in South America) · uk Парагва́й (country in South America) · sh Pȁragvāj (country in South America) · te పరగ్వే (country in South America) · rsk Параґвай (country in South America) · lo ປາຣາກວາຍ (country in South America) · gl Paraguai (country in South America) · prs پَارَاگْوَای (country in South America) · fr Paraguay (country in South America) · he פָּרַגְוַאי (country in South America) · es Paraguay (country in South America) · sw Paragwai (country in South America) · bn প্যারাগুয়ে (country in South America) · fi Paraguay (country in South America) · ug پاراگۋاي (country in South America) · hy Պարագվայ (country in South America) · ka პარაგვაი (country in South America) · ht Paragwe (country in South America) · tt Парагвай (country in South America) · th ปารากวัย (country in South America) · lv Paragvaja (country in South America) · nrf Paraguay (country in South America) · pt Paraguai (country in South America) · sq Paraguaj (country in South America) · ro Paraguay (country in South America) · nb Paraguay (country in South America) · srn Paragwei (country in South America) · it Paraguay (country in South America) · ar بَرَغواي (country in South America) · acw باراقواي (country in South America) · ar بَرَجواي (country in South America) · ast Paraguái (country in South America) · ur پَیراگْوئے (country in South America) · mk Парагвај (country in South America) · kmr Paraguay (country in South America) · cs Paraguay (country in South America) · sk Paraguaj (country in South America) · si පැරගුවේ (country in South America) · sq Paraguaji (country in South America) · is Paragvæ (country in South America) · ab Парагәаи (country in South America) · luy Paragwe (country in South America) · mn Парагвай (country in South America) · vi Pa-ra-goay (country in South America) · yue 巴拉圭 (country in South America) · ms Paraguay (country in South America) · be Парагва́й (country in South America) · de Paraguay (country in South America) · ky Парагвай (country in South America) · nl Paraguay (country in South America) · ast Paraguay (country in South America) · kln Paragwe (country in South America) · ia Paraguay (country in South America) · sh Па̏рагва̄ј (country in South America) · yo Paraguye (country in South America)