NETHERLANDS GUIANA
Dictionary entry overview: What does Netherlands Guiana mean?
• NETHERLANDS GUIANA (noun)
The noun NETHERLANDS GUIANA has 1 sense:
1. a republic in northeastern South America on the Atlantic; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1975
Familiarity information: NETHERLANDS GUIANA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• NETHERLANDS GUIANA (noun)
Meaning:
A republic in northeastern South America on the Atlantic; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1975
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Dutch Guiana; Netherlands Guiana; Republic of Suriname; Surinam; Suriname
Instance hypernyms:
South American country; South American nation (countries occupying the South American continent)
Meronyms (parts of "Netherlands Guiana"):
capital of Suriname; Paramaribo (the capital and largest city and major port of Surinam)
Surinam River; Suriname River (a river in Suriname that flows northward to the Atlantic)
Holonyms ("Netherlands Guiana" is a part of...):
Guiana (a geographical region of northeastern South America including Guyana and Surinam)
Holonyms ("Netherlands Guiana" is a member of...):
OAS; Organization of American States (an association of countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation)
