how does the place get its name?
There are several interpretations, one of them is that it was named after a river snail, which were found in plenty in the river.
Uruguay
The name of the namesake river comes from the Spanish pronunciation of the regional Guarani word for it. There are several interpretations, including "bird-river" ("the river of the '", via Charruan, ' being a common noun of any wild fowl).
The name could also refer to a river snail called "" ("Pomella megastoma") that was plentiful in the water.
where was the first world cup football held Uruguay can you name the countries that participated? Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru and the United States were some of them. can you name any place where the matches were played? All matches took place in Montevideo. Three stadiums were used: "Estadio Centenario", "Estadio Pocitos" and "Estadio Gran Parque Central". which team won the cup? Uruguay can you name any of the players who scored a goal? Pablo Dorado, Pedro Cea and Santos Iriarte where is the former from? Montevideo and the second one? Montevideo where is this place located? Uruguay
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Uruguay [SEP] Etymology
The name of the namesake river comes from the Spanish pronunciation of the regional Guarani word for it. There are several interpretations, including "bird-river" ("the river of the '", via Charruan, ' being a common noun of any wild fowl). The name could also refer to a river snail called "" ("Pomella megastoma") that was plentiful in the water. In Spanish colonial times, and for some time thereafter, Uruguay and some neighbouring territories were called the Cisplatina and ' ("East Bank [of the Uruguay River]"), then for a few years the "Eastern Province". Since its independence, the country has been known as ', which literally means "the eastern republic of the Uruguay [River]".