Paramaribo

[par-uh-mar-uh-boh]

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of Suriname, in NE South America.

Paramaribo

/ ˌpærəˈmærɪˌbəʊ, paːraːˈmaːriːboː /

noun

1. the capital and chief port of Surinam, 27 km (17 miles) from the Atlantic on the Surinam River: the only large town in the country. Pop: 261 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

Suriname kept their bid for a first World Cup berth on track with a 4-0 victory over El Salvador in Paramaribo that eliminated the Salvadorans.

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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.

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He insists the victims - who included lawyers, union leaders and journalists - were shot while trying to escape a colonial-era fortress in Paramaribo, the capital of the South American country.

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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.

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On that day, Pool and a group of volunteers rescued over 100 sloths from a fragment of forest that was being developed in Paramaribo.

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