SURINAME

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Suriname mean? 

• SURINAME (noun)
  The noun SURINAME has 1 sense:

1. a republic in northeastern South America on the Atlantic; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1975

  Familiarity information: SURINAME used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• 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 "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 ("Suriname" is a part of...):

Guiana (a geographical region of northeastern South America including Guyana and Surinam)

Holonyms ("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)