Paramaribo
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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A group of Afro-Surinamese people, however, have criticized the royal program for not including a wreath-laying at a Paramaribo monument celebrating the abolition of slavery.
From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025
Thousands took to the streets of the capital Paramaribo in initially peaceful demonstrations against government austerity measures, including eliminating subsidies, against a backdrop of high inflation.
From Reuters ● Feb. 17, 2023
Irma Hoever, a 73-year-old retired civil servant who lives in the capital, Paramaribo, said that the Dutch “do not understand what they have done to us.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2022
As I entered my marriageable years, I was introduced to suitable men from Lima, Peru; Tenerife in the Canary Islands; Paramaribo, Suriname; and Accra, Ghana.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2022
Between tidal mudflats, a thick plume of silt flowed from the Surinam River, guiding them upstream to the frontier town of Paramaribo.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
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