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Uruguayan, a. and n.|jʊərəˈgwaɪən, ʊər-, -gweɪ-|
[f. Uruguay, the name of a republic in eastern S. America + -an.]
A. adj. Of or belonging to Uruguay or its inhabitants; produced in or characteristic of Uruguay.
B. n. A native or inhabitant of Uruguay.
1869Jrnl. R. Geogr. Soc. XXXIX. 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. 1889Cent. Dict., Uruguay..a. and n. 191220th Cent. Impr. of Uruguay 225/2 The Uruguayan soil contains the necessary chemical components for the general run of agricultural farming. 1923R. Seton Memories Many Years 113 There I met the Uruguayan idling about. 1972Daily 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. 1976Nature 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. |