Uruguay

geographical name

Uru·​guay ˈu̇r-ə-ˌgwī 

ˈyu̇r-;

ˈyu̇r-ə-ˌgwā;

ˌü-rü-ˈgwī

1

river about 1000 miles (1609 kilometers) long in southeastern South America rising in Brazil and flowing into the Río de la Plata

2

or República Oriental del Uruguay

rā-ˈpü-blē-(ˌ)kä-ˌȯr-ē-ˌen-ˈtäl-t͟hel- 

or formerly Banda Oriental

ˈbän-də-ˌȯr-ē-ˌen-ˈtäl 

country (a republic) in southeastern South America between the lower Uruguay River and the Atlantic; capital Montevideo area 68,037 square miles (176,215 square kilometers), population 3,369,000

Uruguayan

ˌu̇r-ə-ˈgwī-ən 

ˌyu̇r-;

ˌyu̇r-ə-ˈgwā-

adjective or noun