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Paraguay (Republic of South America)

a republic of South America; bounded on the N. and N. E. by Brazil, on the S., S. E., and S. W. by the Argentine Republic, and on the N. W. by Bolivia; area, about 98,000 square miles; pop. (1905) 631,347; (1920) about 1,000,000.

Topography.- A mountain chain called Sierra Amamboy, running in the general direction of N. to S., and bifurcatin respect of sin, of righteousness, and ing the E. and W. toward the S. extremof judgment (xvi: 8-11) (Revised Ver- ity, under the name of Sierra Maracayu, divides the tributaries of the Paraná sion). Montanus in the 2d century, from those of the Paraguay, none of Manes in the 3d, and Mohammed in the which are very considerable, though they 7th century, each claimed to be the prom- are liable to frequent and destructive ised Paraclete, whom none of the three, overflows. The N. portion of Paraguay is in general covered by low, gently however, identified with the Holy Ghost.