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
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“Suriname.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Suriname. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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