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Dutch Guiana

British  

noun

  1. the former name of Surinam

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Her next book, “Slaves Remastered,” is the story of a massive slave rebellion Dutch Guiana.

From Washington Post • Dec. 14, 2018

Dutch Guiana is four times larger than the Netherlands; French Guiana is one sixth as large as France.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Aluminum Co. also controls the great bauxite deposits of British and Dutch Guiana, and buys up much of the French red bauxite.

From Time Magazine Archive

On the eve of the Havana conference, Brazilians suddenly came out with a proposal that Brazil be given a mandate over British, French and Dutch Guiana.

From Time Magazine Archive

They took over much of Dutch Guiana for the same reason.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson