monetary unit of Paraguay

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• Paraguayan monetary unit — noun monetary unit in Paraguay • Hypernyms: ↑monetary unit • Hyponyms: ↑guarani …   Useful english dictionary

• Paraguay — Paraguayan, adj., n. /par euh gwuy , gway /; Sp. /pah rddah gwuy /, n. 1. a republic in central South America between Bolivia, Brazil, and Argentina. 5,651,634; 157,047 sq. mi. (406,750 sq. km). Cap.: Asunción. 2. a river in central South America …   Universalium

• Paraguay — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Paraguay <p></p> Background: <p></p> Paraguay achieved its independence from Spain in 1811. In the disastrous War of the Triple Alliance (1865 70) between Paraguay and …   The World Factbook

• céntimo — 1) A monetary unit of Costa Rica, worth one hundredth of a colón 2) A monetary unit of Paraguay, worth one hundredth of a guaraní 3) A monetary unit of Venezuela, worth one hundredth of a bolívar 4) A monetary unit of Peru, worth one hundredth of …   Big dictionary of business and management

• guarani — /gwahr euh nee , gwahr euh nee /, n., pl. guarani, guaranis. a paper money and monetary unit of Paraguay, equal to 100 centimos. [1940 45; < Sp, after GUARANI] * * * South American Indian group that has traditionally inhabited eastern Paraguay… …   Universalium

• Guaraní — or guarani [gwä΄rä nē′] n. [Guaraní guariñi, lit., warrior ] 1. pl. Guaranís or Guaraní a member of a South American Indian people formerly living in an area between the Paraguay River and the Atlantic 2. the language of this people, related to… …   English World dictionary

• Guarani — [ˌgwα:rə ni:] noun (plural same) 1》 a member of an American Indian people of Paraguay and adjacent regions. 2》 the Tupi Guarani language of the Guarani. 3》 (guarani) (plural guaranis) the basic monetary unit of Paraguay, equal to 100 centimos.… …   English new terms dictionary

• guaraní — The standard monetary unit of Paraguay, divided into 100 céntimos …   Big dictionary of business and management

• guarani — gua•ra•ni [[t]ˌgwɑr əˈni[/t]] n. pl. ni, nis num the basic monetary unit of Paraguay • Etymology: 1940–45; < Sp, after Guarani …   From formal English to slang

• guaraní — /gwarəˈni/ (say gwahruh nee) noun the principal monetary unit of Paraguay. {from Guaraní} …  

• guarani — n. 1 a a member of a S. American Indian people. b the language of this people. 2 (guarani) the monetary unit of Paraguay. Etymology: Sp …   Useful english dictionary