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Surinam

Surinam is the alternative spelling of Suriname.

Meaning of Suriname

Proper noun

Suriname

  1. A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Suriname. Capital and largest city: Paramaribo.
    • In recognition of his achievement, de Clieu was presented in 1746 to Louis XV, who was keener on coffee than his predecessor had been. At around the same time, the Dutch introduced coffee to Suriname, a colony in South America.2005, Tom Standage, “7: The Great Soberer”, in A History of the World in 6 Glasses, page 149

Words formed from Surinam

Phrases with Surinam

Questions about Surinam

What is Surinam the alternative spelling of?
Surinam is the alternative spelling of Suriname.

Words near Surinam in the dictionary

  1. surimono
  2. surimonos
  3. Surin
  4. Surin.
  5. surinabant
  6. Surinam
  7. Surinam cherries
  8. Surinam cherry
  9. Surinam toad
  10. Surinam toads
  11. Suriname

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Surinam (page history and authors); Suriname (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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