n.
Pronunciation: ' u ̇ r- ə - ˌ gw ī , ' yu ̇ r-; ' yu ̇ r- ə - ˌ gw ā ; ˌ ü-rü- ' gw ī
Function: geographical name
1 river ab 1000 mi (1609 km ) SE S. America rising in Brazil & flowing into the Río de la Plata
2 or Re · pú · bli · ca Ori · en · tal del Uru · guay \ r ā - ' pü-bl ē -( ˌ )kä- ˌ o ̇ r- ē - ˌ en- ' täl- th el- \ or formerly Ban · da Ori · en · tal \ ' bän-d ə - ˌ o ̇ r- ē - ˌ en- ' täl \ country SE S. America bet. the lower Uruguay & the Atlantic; a republic capital Montevideo area 68,039 sq mi (176,221 sq km ), pop 3,149,000
– Uru · guay · an \ ˌ u ̇ r- ə - ' gw ī - ə n, ˌ yu ̇ r-; ˌ yu ̇ r- ə - ' gw ā - \ adjective or noun