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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Parana, Parana Rivernoun

    a South American river; tributary of Rio de la Plata

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  1. parana river

    The Paraná River is the second-longest river in South America, after the Amazon, running approximately 2,570 kilometers (1,600 miles) from Brazil through Paraguay and Argentina. The river is known for its vast delta region and its economic and ecological importance to the southeast region of South America. It provides a source of irrigation, power generation, fishing, as well as a navigation route for the region.

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  1. Paraná River

    The Paraná River is a river in south Central South America, running through Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina for some 4,880 kilometres. It is second in length only to the Amazon River among South American rivers. The name Paraná is an abbreviation of the phrase "para rehe onáva", which comes from the Tupi language and means "like the sea". It merges first with the Paraguay River and then farther downstream with the Uruguay River to form the Río de la Plata and empties into the Atlantic Ocean.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Paraná River

    a great river of South America, formed by the confluence of the Rio Grande and the Paranahyba, in SE. Brazil, flows SW. through Brazil and round the SE. border of Paraguay, then receiving the Paraguay River, turns S. through the Argentine, then E. till the junction of the Uruguay forms the estuary of the Plate. The river is broad and rapid, 2000 m. long, more than half of it navigable from the sea; at the confluence of the Yguassu it enters a narrow gorge, and for 100 m. forms one of the most remarkable rapids in the world; the chief towns on its banks are in the Argentine, viz. Corrientes, Santa Fé, and Rosario.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Parana River in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Parana River in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6


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