Surinen
US/ˌsʊ.ɹɪˈnɛn/
Surinen noun: an ethnic group who were the earliest known inhabitants of what is now Suriname.
Noun
Surinen pl (plural only)
- An ethnic group who were the earliest known inhabitants of what is now Suriname.
- Another people, the Surinen, lived near the coast. Like the Arawaks and the Caribs, they had migrated northward into Suriname. The Arawak and Carib peoples greatly outnumbered the Surinen. The Surinen were disappearing by the late 1400s.2009 January 8, Thomas Streissguth, Suriname in Pictures, →ISBN, page 20
- 1593 - Spanish explorers visit the area and name it Suriname, after the country’s earliest inhabitants, the Surinen.2012 October 18, BBC, “Suriname country profile”, in BBC, archived from the original on 19 Mar 2024
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Questions about Surinen
- What does Surinen mean?
- Surinen means an ethnic group who were the earliest known inhabitants of what is now Suriname.
- What part of speech is Surinen?
- Surinen is a noun.
- How do you pronounce Surinen?
- Surinen is pronounced /ˌsʊ.ɹɪˈnɛn/ (US).
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