Uruguay

/ˈjʊrəˌɡwaɪ/ proper noun

A country in South America, located between Brazil and Argentina, with a coastline along the Atlantic Ocean. Its capital and largest city is Montevideo.

From the name of the Uruguay River, likely from a Guaraní phrase often interpreted as 'river of painted birds' or 'river of shellfish'. The exact original meaning is debated among linguists.

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