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Uruguay

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Main Entry:
Uru·guay 
          Listen to the pronunciation of Uruguay
Pronunciation:
\ˈu̇r-ə-ˌgwī, ˈyu̇r-; ˈyu̇r-ə-ˌgwā; ˌü-rü-ˈgwī\
Function:
geographical name
1river about 1000 miles (1609 kilometers) SE S.South America rising in Brazil & flowing into the Río de la Plata2or Re·pú·bli·ca Ori·en·tal del Uru·guay 
          Listen to the pronunciation of República Oriental del Uruguay \rā-ˈpü-blē-(ˌ)kä-ˌȯr-ē-ˌen-ˈtäl-thel-\ or formerly Ban·da Ori·en·tal \ˈbän-də-ˌȯr-ē-ˌen-ˈtäl\ country SE S.South America between the lower Uruguay & the Atlantic; a republic Montevideo area 68,039 square miles (176,221 square kilometers), population 3,360,868
Uru·guay·an 
          Listen to the pronunciation of Uruguayan \ˌu̇r-ə-ˈgwī-ən, ˌyu̇r-; ˌyu̇r-ə-ˈgwā-\ adjective or noun


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