Paraná

American  

[par-uh-nah, pah-rah-nah] / ˌpær əˈnɑ, ˌpɑ rɑˈnɑ /

noun

1. a river in central South America, flowing from S Brazil along the SE boundary of Paraguay and through E Argentina into the Río de la Plata. 2,050 miles (3,300 km) long.

2. a city in E Argentina, on the Paraná River: the capital of Argentina 1852–61.

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Paraná British  

noun

1. a state of S Brazil, on the Atlantic: consists of a coastal plain and a large rolling plateau with extensive forests. Capital: Curitiba. Pop: 9 798 006 (2002). Area: 199 555 sq km (77 048 sq miles)

2. a city in E Argentina, on the Paraná River opposite Santa Fe: capital of Argentina (1853–1862). Pop: 305 000 (2005 est)

3. a river in central South America, formed in S Brazil by the confluence of the Rio Grande and the Paranaíba River and flowing generally south to the Atlantic through the Río de la Plata estuary. Length: 2900 km (1800 miles)

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Example Sentences

In western Paraná, Brazil, the Avá Guarani people have lost much of their ancestral lands to vast soy plantations.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

Yet when asked about the environmental catastrophe on the Paraná River which has affected the animals, the scientist weighs his words carefully.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2024

I am here,’” said Mr. Jaime, now 89, sitting in his sparse kitchen on the outskirts of Paraná, a midsize city in the Argentine province of Entre Ríos.

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2024

Paraná, a Brazilian state located south of Cananéia, enacted legislation this year that requires sellers to label shark at stores.

From National Geographic • Jul. 17, 2023

It is likewise met with along the Paraná river, and in Chili, Patagonia, and the Falkland Islands.

From Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)