Gran Cha·co (grän chä k ) A lowland plain of central South America divided among Paraguay, Bolivia, and Argentina. The arid plain is largely uninhabited. |
Gran Chaco (Spanish) [gran ˈtʃako]
n
(Placename) a plain of S central South America, between the Andes and the Paraguay River in SE Bolivia, E Paraguay, and N Argentina: huge swamps and scrub forest. Area: about 780 000 sq. km (300 000 sq. miles) Often shortened to Chaco
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