transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈu̇r-ə-ˌgwī, ˈyu̇r-; ˈyu̇r-ə-ˌgwā; ˌü-rü-ˈgwī ]
geographical name
1. river about 1000 miles (1609 kilometers ) SE South America rising in Brazil & flowing into the Río de la Plata
2. or Re·pú·bli·ca Ori·en·tal del Uru·guay rā-ˈpü-blē-(ˌ)kä-ˌȯr-ē-ˌen-ˈtäl-thel- or formerly Ban·da Ori·en·tal ˈbän-də-ˌȯr-ē-ˌen-ˈtäl country SE South America between the lower Uruguay & the Atlantic; a republic capital Montevideo area 68,039 square miles (176,221 square kilometers ), population 3,149,000
• Uru·guay·an ˌu̇r-ə-ˈgwī-ən, ˌyu̇r-; ˌyu̇r-ə-ˈgwā- adjective or noun