Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to Uruguay, a republic of South America, situated south of Brazil.
- noun An inhabitant of Uruguay.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person from
Uruguay or of Uruguayandescent . - adjective Of, from, or pertaining to Uruguay, the Uruguayan people or the Uruguayan language.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Uruguay or its people
- noun a native or inhabitant of Uruguay
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Examples
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That case has been referred to the Uruguayan judicial system.
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It shows four men, identified as Uruguayan troops from the UN mission in
The Guardian World News Mark Weisbrot 2011
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The Uruguayan is the smiling assassin of a striker.
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A cheaper option may be Luis Suarez who can't stop scoring in the Eredivisie and could be available for a third of Aguero, however goals scored in the sub standard Dutch league are hard to judge a player by and such a move for the Uruguayan could be a risk and personally I don't see the Ajax man being good enough to ply his trade at Stamford Bridge.
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The Uruguayan is the reigning WBC Latino bantamweight champion and ranked number 11 in the world.
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Early abstract artists, such as Uruguayan sculptor Joaquin Torres-Garcia (1874-1949), studied form and color on a stand-alone basis -- as in one of his untitled wood constructions from 1934 that reminds us of an intricate machine.
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In keeping with the fashion for South American fantasy he brought in Jéronimo Morales from Argentina and Diego Arismendi, a Uruguayan on loan from Stoke.
Reading loss dents Barnsley hopes of restoring the pride of Yorkshire Jeremy Alexander 2010
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Colonia del Sacramento, founded in 1680 by Portugal, lies on the Uruguayan side of the river.
A Great Escape Katy McLaughlin 2011
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It lies on the Uruguayan side of the Rio de la Plata.
Uruguay's Hideaway 2011
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We walk along the beige pebbly Uruguayan sand, on the other side of the equator from where we live, the squawking seabirds overhead, the beach empty of others as far as we can see.
History of a Suicide Jill Bialosky 2011
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