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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A landlocked country of south-central South America. Inhabited principally by the Guaraní, the region was first explored by Europeans in 1516 and grew around the colony of Asunción (founded in the 1530s). Paraguay achieved de facto independence from Spain in 1811 and was ruled by a series of dictators in the 1800s. Paraguay was involved in costly wars with Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay (1865–1870) and Bolivia (1932–1935). Asunción is the capital and the largest city.
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- proper noun A
country inSouth America ; the Republic of Paraguay.
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- noun a landlocked republic in south central South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1811
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Examples
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Paraguay, and whose foliage is an article of great importance throughout Spanish America, and vended under the name of _Paraguay
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Such was the old Paraguay, [Footnote: Compare Charlevoix, _Histoire de Paraguay_, with Robertson, _Letters on Paraguay_.] and such, we may suppose, would have been the new, had the plans of those who designed it been realized.
France and England in North America; a Series of Historical Narratives — Part 3 Francis Parkman 1858
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[...] 24, 2009 · No Comments The admission of paternity by Fernando Lugo, formerly a Catholic bishop and now President of Paraguay, is one of the more [...] 24 April 2009, 12: 52 pm
Global Voices in English » Paraguay: President Lugo Admits Fathering a Child as Bishop 2009
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If you have this kind of damaged, defeated, christianist, white supremacist, male dominated worldview, you will easily decide to loot what is available for looting as you prepare your compound in Paraguay with its own private and pristine water source that will not be affected by the desertification of much of the globe.
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However, since Paraguay is a predominantly Catholic country, many are disappointed in the fact that Lugo violated the clerical vows of celibacy, but to some self-described atheists like Liam of Políticamente Incorrecto [es], that is a non-issue.
Global Voices in English » Paraguay: President Lugo Admits Fathering a Child as Bishop 2009
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They're in Paraguay and Argentina and Chile and benefiting from the booming commodity markets that are in South America.
Stocks To Ride Ben's Latest Bubble Wallace Forbes 2010
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If you have this kind of damaged, defeated, christianist, white supremacist, male dominated worldview, you will easily decide to loot what is available for looting as you prepare your compound in Paraguay with its own private and pristine water source that will not be affected by the desertification of much of the globe.
Archive 2010-05-01 2010
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The writing in The News from Paraguay is never less than capable, at times rising to a kind of restrained lyricism that nevertheless avoids any obviously "poetic" language.
Historical Fiction 2010
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I wish that Bush would live happily ever after on a ranch in Paraguay with the reputation of being the only US President to flee the country rather than face prosecution.
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They're in Paraguay and Argentina and Chile and benefiting from the booming commodity markets that are in South America.
Stocks To Ride Ben's Latest Bubble Wallace Forbes 2010
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