Paraguay

专有名词
/ˈpæɹəɡwaɪ/|/ˈpæɹəɡweɪ/|/ˈpaɹəɡwɑj/|/ˈpaɹəɡwɛj/   

英文释义

专有名词
  1. A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Paraguay. Capital and largest city: Asunción.
    — Sanson in his Geographical Table hath divided this AMERICA MERIDIONALIS into PERUVIANA, and BRASLIANA [sic], subdividing Peruviana into Terra Firma, and Peru; and Brasiliana, into Brazile, and Paraguay; the first division is taken by a line which from the mouth of the Amazona, goes to seek the utmost part of Chili towards the South, ...
  2. A river in South America that flows into the Paraná, through Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia and Argentina; in full, the Paraguay River.

词源

Etymology tree
Classical Guarani paraguâ
Classical Guarani ĭ
Classical Guarani Paraguaĭbor.
Spanish Paraguaybor.
English Paraguay
Borrowed from Spanish Paraguay, from Classical Guarani Paraguaĭ (“Paraguay River”), from paraguâ (“feather crown”) + ĭ (“river”).
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