Demeraran
Demeraran adjective: of or pertaining to Demerara.
Adjective
Demeraran (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to Demerara.
- Our little coasting-steamer — she is commanded by the same cheery, semi- Indian captain who last week had our river-craft in charge — will in a day more cast anchor by the Demeraran shore, off the busy wharfs of Georgetown; and Surinam ...1876, William Gifford Palgrave, Dutch Guiana, London: Macmillan, page 260
- Another point in which the Demeraran form seems to differ from the other forms described is that the colour of the antennae is black. This point is not specially mentioned in the descriptions of the other American Peripati.1883, The Shipley collection of scientific papers, page 196
Noun
Demeraran (countable and uncountable, plural Demerarans)
- A native or inhabitant of the region of Demerara.
- I remember that it was insisted upon with absolute confidence in Barbadoes; that no Demeraran doubted it in British Guiana; that it was hinted at in Jamaica with as much energy as was left for any opinion in that unhappy island; and […]2013, Anthony Trollope, Australia and New Zealand, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 457
- Demerara rum.
- The 151 proof Demeraran is preferred for this drink, and the drink is appreciated by anyone coming in from bitter cold. […]1981, MotorBoating, page 30
Forms of Demeraran
| plural | Demerarans |
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Origin of Demeraran
From Demerara + -an.
Questions about Demeraran
- What does Demeraran mean?
- Demeraran means of or pertaining to Demerara.
- What part of speech is Demeraran?
- Demeraran can be an adjective or a noun.
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