Main Entry: Pa·ra·ná

Pronunciation: \ˌpär-ä-ˈnä\

Function: geographical name

1or in upper course Al·to Paraná \ˈal-(ˌ)tō, ˈäl-\ river about 2500 miles (4022 kilometers) central S. America flowing from junction of Rio Grande & Paranaíba River in Brazil SSW into the Río de la Plata in Argentina
2 state S Brazil E of Paraná River ∗ Curitiba area 76,959 square miles (199,324 square kilometers), population 9,563,458
3 city NE Argentina on Paraná River population 277,338