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Type Settlement
Usage Spanish
Other Forms FormsAsuncion (anglicized)

Meaning & History

Means "assumption" in Spanish, as in “assumption of Mary to heaven". This is the capital of Paraguay. Originally called Nuestra Señora Santa María de la Asunción (meaning "Our Lady Saint Mary of the Assumption") by its founder, it was later shortened to Asunción.
Added 9/7/2019 by Beautiful Victory