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Uruguay

Uruguay

20 1.0
A country in southeastern South America between Brazil and Argentina with capital Montevideo
  • proper noun
  • /ˈjʊərəˌɡweɪ/
translation icon : Uruguay
  • Today is our first full day in Uruguay and it's already been so good.
  • Uruguay Round
  • Uruguay, Argentina
  • Brazil, Uruguay

It was South Korea V Uruguay and it was an issue.

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Examples

  • The last time it snowed with accumulation in Uruguay was on August 1, 1991.

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  • But Brazil must guard against Uruguay's dangerous counterattacks.

  • - I would like to go to Uruguay.

  • The President has stated clearly that the successful completion of the Uruguay Round is his highest trade priority.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Other countries in Europe supply Uruguay with educational and cultural programming.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Snow is not off the cards also in Uruguay, according to some forecast models.

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  • With only 11 minutes remaining in the game, Uruguay scored, securing the title of world champions.

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  • Of course, I've been living on and off in Argentina and Uruguay for years.

  • I'm studying abroad in the little country of Uruguay where there's more cows than people.

  • I'm studying abroad in the little country of Uruguay, where there's more cows than people.

Compounds

Uruguay potato vine
  • Specialized
7.6

A climbing plant with pretty flowers and small edible potatoes

A type of potato from Uruguay grown for eating

A South American river that starts in southern Brazil and forms borders with Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay

Surface Forms

Uruguay main

Etymology

Uruguay comes from the Guaraní language and was first the name of the great river by the country. One popular way to read it is uruguá + y, with y meaning 'river' or 'water', so it is often remembered as the 'river of painted birds' or the 'river of shells', which explains why the country took the river's name.