Paraguay

geographical name

Par·​a·​guay ˈper-ə-ˌgwī 

-ˌgwā,

ˈpa-rə-

;

ˌpä-rä-ˈgwī

1

landlocked country in central South America traversed by the Paraguay River and bisected by the Tropic of Capricorn; a republic; capital Asunción area 157,048 square miles (406,752 square kilometers), population 7,026,000

2

river 1584 miles (2549 kilometers) long in central South America flowing from the Mato Grosso Plateau in Brazil south into the Paraná River in Paraguay

Paraguayan

ˌper-ə-ˈgwī-ən 

ˌpa-rə-

-ˈgwā-

adjective or noun