Suriname

Suriname
geographical name 1. (or formerly Dutch Guiana) (or Netherlands Guiana) country N South America between Guyana & French Guiana; a republic, until 1975 territory of the Netherlands capital Paramaribo area 63,251 square miles (163,820 square kilometers), population 403,000 2. river N Suriname flowing N into the Atlantic • Surinamer nounSurinamese adjective or noun

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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