Uruguayanadj.n.
/ˌ(j)ʊərəˈɡwʌɪən/, /ˌjɔːrəˈɡwʌɪən/, /ˌ(j)ʊərəˈɡweɪən/, U.S. /ˌ(j)ʊrəˈɡwaɪən/, /ˈ(j)ʊrəˌɡwaɪən/ A. adj.
Of or belonging to Uruguay or its inhabitants; produced in or characteristic of Uruguay.
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Uruguayan1869
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Uruguayan1869
1869 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 39 340 A piece of solid gold weighing over 1 lb..has been taken out of the quartz on the surface, and is in the hands of the Uruguayan minister of war.
1912 20th Cent. Impr. of Uruguay 225/2 The Uruguayan soil contains the necessary chemical components for the general run of agricultural farming.
1927 Glasgow Herald 7 Mar. 12 The flying boat in which Uruguayan aviators were attempting to cross the Atlantic.
1972 Daily Tel. 11 Apr. 13/8 While duelling is perfectly within Uruguayan law, there are one or two ways in which the authorities seek to discourage it.
B. n.
A native or inhabitant of Uruguay.
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Uruguayan1889
1889 Cent. Dict. Uruguayan a. and n.
1923 R. Seton Memories Many Years 113 There I met the Uruguayan idling about.
1976 Nature 22 July 243/2 The Uruguayans in their zeal to stamp out the Tupamaro guerillas seem to have ‘processed’ an extraordinarily large proportion of the population.
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