Uruguay

U·ru·guay

(yo͝or′ə-gwī′, -gwā′, o͞o′ro͞o-gwī′)

A country of southeast South America on the Atlantic Ocean and the Río de la Plata. Originally inhabited by various indigenous peoples, the area was colonized in the 1600s by the Spanish and Portuguese, with Spain establishing sole dominance after 1724. Uruguay declared independence from Spain in 1810 and from Argentina in 1814, struggling against Brazilian occupation to achieve full independence in 1828. Montevideo is the capital and the largest city.

U′ru·guay′an adj. & n.

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Uruguayan

(ˌjʊərəˈɡwaɪən)

adj

1. (Placename) of or relating to Uruguay or its inhabitants

2. (Peoples) of or relating to Uruguay or its inhabitants

(Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Uruguay

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	Uruguayan - a native or inhabitant of Uruguay Uruguay - a South American republic on the southeast coast of South America; achieved independence from Brazil in 1825 South American - a native or inhabitant of South America
Adj.	1.	Uruguayan - of or relating to or characteristic of Uruguay or its people

Translations

أُورُوجَوْايانيّ

Uruguayecuruguayský

uruguayeruruguaysk

Uruguayer uruguayisch

ουρουγουανικός Ουρουγουανός

uruguayo

uruguaylainen

Uruguayen

Urugvajacurugvajski

uruguaiano uruguayano

ウルグアイのウルグアイ人

우루과이 사람우루과이의

Uruguayaans Uruguyanaan

uruguayaner uruguayansk

Urugwajczyk urugwajski

uruguaio

уругваец уругвайский

uruguayareuruguaysk

เกี่ยวกับอุรุกวัยชาวอุรุกวัย

Uruguay Uruguaylı

người Uruguaythuộc nước/người/tiếng Uruguay

乌拉圭人乌拉圭的

Uruguayan

[ˌjʊərəˈgwaɪən]

A. ADJ → uruguayo

B. N → uruguayo/a m/f

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Uruguayan

[ˌjʊərəˈgwaɪən]

adj → uruguayen(ne)

n → Uruguayen(ne) m/f

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Uruguayan

n (= person) → Uruguayer(in) m(f)

adj → uruguayisch

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Uruguayan

[ˌjʊərəˈgwaɪən] adj & n → uruguaiano/a

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Uruguayan

→ أُورُوجَوْايانيّ Uruguayec, uruguayský uruguayer, uruguaysk Uruguayer, uruguayisch ουρουγουανικός, Ουρουγουανός uruguayo uruguaylainen Uruguayen Urugvajac, urugvajski uruguayano ウルグアイの, ウルグアイ人 우루과이 사람, 우루과이의 Uruguayaans, Uruguyanaan uruguayaner, uruguayansk Urugwajczyk, urugwajski uruguaio уругваец, уругвайский uruguayare, uruguaysk เกี่ยวกับอุรุกวัย, ชาวอุรุกวัย Uruguay, Uruguaylı người Uruguay, thuộc nước/người/tiếng Uruguay 乌拉圭人, 乌拉圭的

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Vazquez said that Plan Ceibal has made access to the computer and the internet possible in his country "when just three years ago it was a privilege available to a minority of Uruguayan students.

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The mission known as MINUSTAH said in a statement that a rescue team found no survivors among the 11 passengers and crew aboard the CASA 212 military plane belonging to Uruguayan peacekeepers.

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i-mate, a specialist vendor of Microsoft Windows Mobile devices and software, announced on 13 March that its products are now available in Uruguay to customers of ANCEL (the mobile division of ANTEL), a Uruguayan telecomms operator.

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According to Reuters, the Uruguayan affiliate of Spain-based Banco Santander (SAN.MC) has received approval to form a private bank in the country.

Santander to form private bank in Uruguay

URUGUAYAN PRESIDENT Tabare Vasquez vetoed a decision by the Uruguayan Congress to give women the right to abortion during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.

Uruguayan Congress supports abortion rights, President issues veto

In a meeting with Tehran Chamber of Commerce`s deputy head for international affairs Ali Khorram, the Uruguayan ambassador announced readiness to import rice, wool and meats to Iran asking the Iranian tradesmen to trade directly and without intermediary with Uruguayan merchants.

Uruguay Looks for Direct Trade with Iran

ANDY Murray will begin his US Open campaign against Uruguayan qualifier Pablo Cuevas when the final grand slam of the year gets under way in New York tonight.

Lawn Tennis: Murray set to launch US bid

The Treasury official recounted to the conference that over the weekend of July 27-28, 2002, Uruguayan officials were desperately working with the US Treasury in Washington to avoid default.

Uruguay financial crisis remembered

Four Puerto Ricans, including two doctors and a businessman, were arrested and an Uruguayan doctor was arrested in Florida.

7 arrested in cancer scam

At the same time, we kept businesses in Brazil, Argentina and Chile and in six Central American countries," says Gerardo Giordano, the head of Shell's Uruguayan operations.

High and dry: not known for oilfields, Uruguay has become the darling of foreign energy companies