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Maroni

American  
[muh-roh-nee] / məˈroʊ ni /

noun

  1. a river in N South America, forming the border between French Guiana and Suriname, flowing N to the Atlantic Ocean: upper course called the Itany. 450 miles (724 km) long.


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One former League leader, Roberto Maroni, has even suggested it is time for Mr Salvini to stand down.

From BBC Sep. 27, 2022

“Some people are saying he won’t get to Christmas,” League veteran and former interior minister Roberto Maroni said in an interview with La Stampa newspaper on Thursday.

From Reuters May 24, 2018

Then, in 1861, a Franco-Dutch commission ruled that the Lawa River was the source for the Maroni, and not the Tapanahoni further west.

From New York Times Jan. 17, 2012

“Europe is not doing what it said it would do,” Maroni complained at an EU summit.

From Newsweek Jun. 12, 2011

The question of the exploitation of gold in the Maroni was settled by attributing alternate reaches of the river to France and Holland; while France obtained the principal islands in the lower Maroni.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various

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