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paraguay

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for paraguay.

Editorial note

Sorry about Paraguay and Brazil, US merely engineered and directly advised murderous corrupt dictatorships.

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Quick take

A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Paraguay. Capital and largest city: Asunción.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of paraguay gathered in one view.

noun

A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Paraguay. Capital and largest city: Asunción.

noun

A river in South America that flows into the Paraná, through Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia and Argentina; in full, the Paraguay River.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for paraguay.

noun

A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Paraguay. Capital and largest city: Asunción.

noun

A river in South America that flows into the Paraná, through Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia and Argentina; in full, the Paraguay River.

Example sentences

1

Sorry about Paraguay and Brazil, US merely engineered and directly advised murderous corrupt dictatorships.

2

I wouldn't be surprised though, considering that Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Chile are the only countries where it's common.

3

I moved to Asunción, Paraguay 6 years ago, after having been here twice for language-learning-vacations.

4

I personally know someone here in Paraguay who has done it.

5

As Argentina has a large public health system, (that has been gradually loosing a lot of quality in the past 20 years) it's common that poor people from Bolivia, Chile and Paraguay travel and get attention for free in Argentina's public hospitals.

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When I work from Paraguay I have to pay 10% income taxes (it does not matter if I do it as a person or a company) and if it is for a local client another 10% of VAT (IVA).

7

We saw quite a bit of Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Brazil and met a ton of great people along the way, both locals and other expats, many of whom we keep in contact with still today.

Quote examples

1

Searching for "///how to sort an array" will most likely just give me the top ten tourist hotels in Paraguay instead.

2

You can get there using your offline address like "Clerigo Tigorros 155@gazado-fifene" or even if the town is already on a map using "Clerigo Tigorros 155@(Naranjito, itapua, Paraguay)" so every street in town will share the same Zone code @gazado-fifene if you want to know if they are in the same area.

Proper noun examples

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According to his autobiography, he moved as a teenager from Taiwan to Paraguay, then to Bolivia and finally to Canada.

2

Mate is the national drink here in Uruguay, has been for a century or two:) (and for 500 years in Paraguay).

3

Paraguay suffered a coup d'etat recently and is struggling with a corrupt president.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use paraguay in a sentence?

Sorry about Paraguay and Brazil, US merely engineered and directly advised murderous corrupt dictatorships.

What does paraguay mean?

A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Paraguay. Capital and largest city: Asunción.

What part of speech is paraguay?

paraguay is commonly used as noun.