Paramaribo
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- proper noun
- While visiting communities in the ports of New Nickerie and Paramaribo, Suriname, I found no specifically Hindu sacred site.
- Paramaribo, Suriname
Examples
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Born in Paramaribo, Suriname, Foek has studied around the world and written several stories for the Humanist, one of which received the 1998 Project Censored Award.
Academic text (2005) -
Miami to San Juan to Caprito to Paramaribo to Natal.
Fiction book (1997) -
How long do you lie over in Paramaribo?
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Here we are, and here up the Coast is Paramaribo.
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If one went up this river, crossed the jungle and down that other river to the north, one might reach Paramaribo that way too, eh?
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Now I come up our river and cross the jungle and down this other river to meet you at Paramaribo, where you are waiting on the boat for me.
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What we found was practically a Paramaribo, Suriname "winti" dance.
Academic text (2001) -
During my trip to South America, I spent a week exploring Paramaribo, the vibrant capital of Suriname.
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The bustling port city of Paramaribo is known for its unique mix of cultural influences.
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Traveling from the northern coast, I finally arrived in Paramaribo, eager to experience the local cuisine.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Paramaribo comes from the name used by the local native people for the place and the river, a name that Dutch settlers kept when they built a town there. A helpful way to remember it is that it is the original local name for the city by the river, which is why Paramaribo is still Suriname's capital and main port.