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Demerara River

Demerara River

6.6
A river in northern Guyana that flows north to the Atlantic Ocean
  • proper noun
translation icon : río Demerara
  • The Demerara River is a crucial waterway for transporting goods in Guyana.

Examples

  • Fishing villages line the banks of the Demerara River along its route to the ocean.

  • Many bridges cross the Demerara River, connecting communities on both sides.

  • The Demerara River is known for its beautiful scenery.

  • Have you ever visited the Demerara River?

  • Many bridges cross the Demerara River, connecting communities on both sides.

  • Fishing villages line the banks of the Demerara River along its route to the ocean.

  • The Demerara River is a crucial waterway for transporting goods in Guyana.

Synonyms

Demerara
vsDemerara River
9.6

A river in northern Guyana that flows north into the Atlantic Ocean

is the same name but includes the generic geographic word

Surface Forms

Demerara River main

Morphology

Demerara + river

This is a straightforward place-name formation: the proper name 'Demerara' combined with the noun 'river' directly yields 'the river called Demerara', so a learner who knows the constituents can infer it denotes a river. The Name+river pattern is cross-linguistically common and non-idiomatic, making the meaning transparent to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Demerara River may come from a local word that early settlers heard from the people who lived by the water, and they kept that sound as the river's name. So the long river in northern Guyana is still called the Demerara River, and that name later gave its name to the area and to 'Demerara sugar'.