URUGUAY
Dictionary entry overview: What does Uruguay mean?
• URUGUAY (noun)
The noun URUGUAY has 1 sense:
1. a South American republic on the southeast coast of South America; achieved independence from Brazil in 1825
Familiarity information: URUGUAY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• URUGUAY (noun)
Meaning:
A South American republic on the southeast coast of South America; achieved independence from Brazil in 1825
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
South American country; South American nation (countries occupying the South American continent)
Meronyms (parts of "Uruguay"):
capital of Uruguay; Montevideo (the capital and largest city of Uruguay; a cosmopolitan city and one of the busiest ports in South America)
La Plata; Plata River; Rio de la Plata (an estuary between Argentina and Uruguay)
Meronyms (members of "Uruguay"):
Uruguayan (a native or inhabitant of Uruguay)
Holonyms ("Uruguay" is a part of...):
South America (a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama)
Holonyms ("Uruguay" 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)
