REPUBLIC OF SURINAME
Dictionary entry overview: What does Republic of Suriname mean?
• REPUBLIC OF SURINAME (noun)
The noun REPUBLIC OF SURINAME has 1 sense:
1. a republic in northeastern South America on the Atlantic; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1975
Familiarity information: REPUBLIC OF SURINAME used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• REPUBLIC OF SURINAME (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 "Republic of Suriname"):
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 ("Republic of Suriname" is a part of...):
Guiana (a geographical region of northeastern South America including Guyana and Surinam)
Holonyms ("Republic of Suriname" 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)
