REPUBLIC OF PARAGUAY
Dictionary entry overview: What does Republic of Paraguay mean?
• REPUBLIC OF PARAGUAY (noun)
The noun REPUBLIC OF PARAGUAY has 1 sense:
1. a landlocked republic in south central South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1811
Familiarity information: REPUBLIC OF PARAGUAY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• REPUBLIC OF PARAGUAY (noun)
Meaning:
A landlocked republic in south central South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1811
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Paraguay; Republic of Paraguay
Instance hypernyms:
South American country; South American nation (countries occupying the South American continent)
Meronyms (parts of "Republic 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 "Republic of Paraguay"):
Paraguayan (a native or inhabitant of Paraguay)
Holonyms ("Republic of Paraguay" is a part of...):
South America (a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama)
Holonyms ("Republic of Paraguay" is a member of...):
OAS; Organization of American States (an association of countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation)
