/par'euh nah"/ ; Port. /pah'rddah nah"/ , n.
1. a river in central South America, flowing from S Brazil along the SE boundary of Paraguay and through E Argentina into the Río de la Plata. 2050 mi. (3300 km) long.
2. a city in E Argentina, on the Paraná River: the capital of Argentina 1852-61. 159,581.