Asunción

A·sun·sion
/əˌsuːnsiˈɒn//əˌsuːnsiˈəʊn//ˌæsʊnˈsjɒn/

proper noun

The capital and largest city of Paraguay.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. The capital and largest city of Paraguay.
  2. metonymicallyThe Paraguayan government.

Origin

  1. SpanishAsunción
  2. EnglishAsunción

Borrowed from Spanish Asunción, from asunción (“Assumption”).

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Translations

Arabic أَسُونْسِيُون, أَسُنِسُون
  • أَسُونْسِيُون (ʔasunsiyōn)capital of Paraguay
  • أَسُنِسُون (ʔasunisūn)capital of Paraguay
Chinese Mandarin 亞松森 /亚松森
  • 亞松森 /亚松森 (Yàsōngsēn)capital of Paraguay
Czech Asunción
  • Asuncióncapital of Paraguay
Danish Asunción
  • Asuncióncapital of Paraguay
Esperanto Asunciono
  • Asuncionocapital of Paraguay
French Asunción
  • Asuncióncapital of Paraguay
German Asunción
  • Asuncióncapital of Paraguay
Greek Ασουνσιόν
  • Ασουνσιόν (Asounsión)capital of Paraguay
Hebrew אָסוּנְסְיוֹן
  • אָסוּנְסְיוֹן (asunsion)capital of Paraguay
Hindi असुंसियोन
  • असुंसियोन (asunsiyon)capital of Paraguay
Italian Asunción, Assunzione
  • Asuncióncapital of Paraguay
  • Assunzionecapital of Paraguay
Japanese アスンシオン
  • アスンシオン (Asunshion)capital of Paraguay
Korean 아순시온
  • 아순시온 (Asunsion)capital of Paraguay
Latvian Asunsjona
  • Asunsjonacapital of Paraguay
Portuguese Assunção
  • Assunçãocapital of Paraguay
Romanian Asunción
  • Asuncióncapital of Paraguay
Russian Асунсьо́н
  • Асунсьо́н (Asunsʹón)capital of Paraguay
Spanish Asunción
  • Asuncióncapital of Paraguay
Ukrainian Асунсьйо́н
  • Асунсьйо́н (Asunsʹjón)capital of Paraguay
Vietnamese A-xun-xi-ôn
  • A-xun-xi-ôncapital of Paraguay
Cite this entry
APA

Asunción. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Asunci%C3%B3n

MLA

“Asunción.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Asunci%C3%B3n. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Asunción,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Asunci%C3%B3n.

Source: Asunción on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.