A city of northeast Argentina on the Paraná River north of Rosario. It is a river port accessible for oceangoing vessels. Population: 235,000.
Paraná
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A city of northeast Argentina on the Paraná River north of Rosario. It is a river port accessible for oceangoing vessels. Population: 235,000.
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Paraná (päränä'), city (1991 pop. 211,966), capital of Entre Ríos prov., NE Argentina, a port on the Paraná River. It is the center of a grain and cattle district; there is an agricultural school nearby. Founded in 1730, Paraná was the capital of the Argentine confederation from 1853 to 1862. Points of interest include a cathedral and a provincial museum.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a South American river; tributary of Rio de la Plata
Synonym: Parana River
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Mentioned in
- Zárate
- Posadas (city of northeast Argentina)
- Tietê (river)
- Entre Ríos (province, Argentina)
- Itaipú Dam
- Ciudad del Este
- Grande, Rio (river)
- Pampas (vast plain of south-central South America)
- Paraguay River
- Paranaíba (river)
