Paraná

[ par-uh-nah; Portuguese pah-rah-nah ]

/ ˌpær əˈnɑ; Portuguese ˌpɑ rɑˈnɑ /

noun

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 miles (3300 km) long.

a city in E Argentina, on the Paraná River: the capital of Argentina 1852–61.

Example sentences from the Web for parana

And was the four-funnelled, twin-screwed Parana but a ghostly ship bearing a cargo of haunted souls into their earthly purgatory?

The Wild Olive |Basil King
Rozario is a large town built on a dead level plain, which forms a cliff about sixty feet high over the Parana.

A Naturalist's Voyage Round the World |Charles Darwin
This is by the narrow arme whereby they passe into the riuer Parana: it is the more because it is the longer way.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, Volume XIV (of 16) |Richard Hakluyt
Those countries that lie about the upper waters of the Parana will not be trade centres for many years.

Argentina |W. A. Hirst

The Parana is one of the most magnificent rivers in the world.

Argentina |W. A. Hirst

British Dictionary definitions for parana

Paraná

noun

(parəˈna) a state of S Brazil, on the Atlantic: consists of a coastal plain and a large rolling plateau with extensive forests. Capital: Curitiba. Pop: 9 798 006 (2002). Area: 199 555 sq km (77 048 sq miles)

(paraˈna) a city in E Argentina, on the Paraná River opposite Santa Fe: capital of Argentina (1853–1862). Pop: 305 000 (2005 est)

(Portuguese parəˈna, Spanish paraˈna) a river in central South America, formed in S Brazil by the confluence of the Rio Grande and the Paranaíba River and flowing generally south to the Atlantic through the Río de la Plata estuary. Length: 2900 km (1800 miles)

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