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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 1811play

    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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