Suriname

[ soor-uh-nahm, -nam; Dutch sy-ree-nah-muh ]

noun

1. a republic on the northeastern coast of South America: formerly a territory of the Netherlands; gained independence 1975. 60,230 sq. mi. (155,995 sq. km). : Paramaribo.

Example Sentences

Castro was accompanied by only three other Heads-of-State: Nicaragua, Bolivia and Suriname.

From The Daily Beast

New Netherland was retained by England in exchange for Suriname.

From Project Gutenberg