Suriname

geographical name

Su·​ri·​na·​me ˌsu̇r-ə-ˈnä-mə 

variants or chiefly formerly Surinam

ˈsu̇r-ə-ˌnäm 

-ˌnam

1

or formerly Dutch Guiana or Netherlands Guiana country in northern South America bordering on the Atlantic between Guyana and French Guiana; capital Paramaribo area 63,251 square miles (163,820 square kilometers), population 597,900

Note: Now a republic, Suriname was until 1975 a territory of the Netherlands.

2

river in northern Suriname flowing north into the Atlantic

Surinamer

ˈsu̇r-ə-ˌnä-mər 

ˌsu̇r-ə-ˈnä-

noun

Surinamese

ˌsu̇r-ə-nə-ˈmēz 

-ˈmēs

adjective or noun