Uruguayan
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- noun
- /ˌjʊrəˈɡweɪən/
:
uruguayo
- An Uruguayan finds himself surrounded by a sporting atmosphere that he breathes constantly from newspapers, seminars, radios, televisions, and personal conversations in the coffee shop, office, or home.
Examples
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As a proud Uruguayan, she often shares stories about her country's culture and traditions.
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Their best players are not even Uruguayan.
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The fictional Funes, a Uruguayan, would have been 14 years old the dawn he saw the clouds.
Academic text (1998) -
For example, the MFO's coastal patrol unit is Italian only, the force's military police is Dutch, while the engineering unit is Uruguayan.
Academic text (1999) -
"I took over the store four years ago from another Uruguayan, a man from Punta del Este, and the mirror has yet to reflect anything but the Chinese trunk," he said.
Fiction book (1999) -
Horacio Quiroga (1878-1937), an Uruguayan, was the celebrated author of The Decapitated Chicken and Other Stories.
Fiction book (1994) -
Many famous soccer players who belong to the Uruguayan national team have achieved international recognition.
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I met an Uruguayan during my travels, and we bonded over our love for football.
Synonyms
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A person born in Latin America or whose family comes from there
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A person who comes from Latin America
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A person who lives in or comes from South America
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Uruguayan comes from the country name Uruguay, which itself comes from a Guarani word; one popular story says the Guarani word uruguá meant 'river of painted birds', the old name for the river there. So a Uruguayan is a person 'from Uruguay'.