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uruguay

UK/ˈjʊəɹəɡwaɪ/US/ˈjʊɹəɡwaɪ/
nounB1+Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #11,924 of 15,258mostly written

Uruguay is the small South American country between its two giant neighbours. Born in Uruguay, travel to Uruguay, the coast of Uruguay.

It won the first World Cup in 1930 at home, which is why the football is taken so seriously for a country of three million. It has among the highest social spending and lowest inequality in the region.

See File history below for details. · Public domain

Definitions of uruguay

  1. 1nounuruguayThe small South American country between its two giant neighbors, mad about football.B1+

    “Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, sits on the wide mouth of the River Plate.”

uruguay is a country.

Where it comes from

  1. Spanish

    Uruguay

  2. English

    Uruguay

  3. English, today

    uruguay

Uruguay Borrowed from Spanish Uruguay.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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