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uruguay

/ˈjʊɹəɡwaɪ/

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What does uruguay mean?

noun

  1. a South American republic on the southeast coast of South America; achieved independence from Brazil in 1825

IPA pronunciation

/ˈjʊɹəɡwaɪ/

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Overview: Uruguay is a small economy with favorable climate, good soils, and solid hydropower potential.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1993 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #87
The Parties further recognize that domestic support commitments may result from the agriculture negotiations in the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations under the GATT.
CanadaNorth American Free Trade Agreement, 1992 Oct. 7 Tariff Phasing DescriptionsProject Gutenberg ebook #89
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In the city I obtained much information about the banks of the Uruguay--I hear of limestone with shells, and beds of shells in every direction.
Charles DarwinMore Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 A Record of His Work in a Series of Hitherto Unpublished LettersProject Gutenberg ebook #2739
Some anxiety had been felt owing to the absence of news of the Antarctic, and the Argentine Government had sent the Uruguay to the South to search for the expedition.
Roald AmundsenThe South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 1Translated by Arthur G. ChaterProject Gutenberg ebook #3414
On hearing this a broad grin lighted up his face, and showed that he was greatly interested, and that even in Uruguay a ship's biscuit will cheer the heart of a boy and make him your bosom friend.
Joshua SlocumSailing Alone Around the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #6317