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Suriname definition

Su·ri·name (so̵or′i näm′, so̵or′i nam′; Du so̵or′ə nä′mə)

country in NE South America: a former territory of the Netherlands, it became an independent republic in 1975: 63,251 sq mi (163,820 sq km); pop. 355,000; cap. Paramaribo
formerly Surinam Su′·ri·nam′ (-näm′, so̵or′ə nam′)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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