Surinam
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4.5
- proper noun
- /ˈsʊrɪnæm/
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Surinam
- Cacao plantations were established on the coast around Cayenne and the estuaries of Surinam during the eighteenth century, using wild cacao plants brought back by extractivist expeditions.
Yes, so far the lads out in Surinam, yeah, their answer is they don't know.
- Yes, so far the lads out in Surinam, yeah, their answer is they don't know.
- We're talking Eddie from Surinam with all of his brothers, and they all came to New York.
- So straight away for me, I was kind of like, wow, OK, so effectively Surinam is the true Amazon.
- Liechtenstein, which is an absolute monarchy, South Africa, Surinam.
Examples
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In Surinam, the heat had crumpled Rolander's body and melted his mind.
Fiction book (1994) -
In addition to immigrants from these countries, several other ethnic minority groups from the former colonies of Surinam, the Netherlands Antilles, and Aruba have settled in Holland.
Academic text (1994) -
I also included Surinam in other countries.
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We're talking Eddie from Surinam with all of his brothers, and they all came to New York.
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So straight away for me, I was kind of like, wow, OK, so effectively Surinam is the true Amazon.
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On the ship, on the way to Surinam, he had fallen ill with dysentery.
Fiction book (1994) -
The silencing of the Dutch slavery past continued long after Surinam had become independent in 1975.
Academic text (2004) -
In 1699, Maria was sponsored by the City of Amsterdam to travel to Surinam in Northern South America, where she studied metamorphosis in the jungle.
Blog text (5) -
Three hundred thousand of these enslaved Africans were taken to the Dutch Caribbean colonies of Curaçao and Surinam, where, in contrast with the Netherlands, slavery was a legal institution and slave labor the dominant means of production.
Academic text (2004) -
In 1975, Surinam gained independence from the Netherlands after being a Dutch colony for over three centuries.
Synonyms
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5.3
A country in northeastern South America on the Atlantic coast that became independent from the Netherlands in 1975
A country in northeast South America on the Atlantic coast
A former name for Suriname, a country in northeast South America
Former name for the country now called Suriname in northeastern South America when it was controlled by the Netherlands
Compounds
- Specialized
A South American toad that carries and protects its babies in pockets on its back
Surface Forms
Etymology
Surinam probably comes from the name of a local group, the Surinen, or from the Suriname River where they lived. That's why Surinam is the name given to the country on the Atlantic coast of South America.