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SURINAM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A republic in northeastern South America on the Atlantic; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1975
Synonyms:
Dutch Guiana; Netherlands Guiana; Republic of Suriname; Surinam; Suriname
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
South American country; South American nation (any one of the countries occupying the South American continent)
Meronyms (parts of "Surinam"):
capital of Suriname; Paramaribo (the capital and largest city and major port of Surinam)
Surinam River; Suriname River (a river in Suriname that flows northward to the Atlantic)
Holonyms ("Surinam" is a part of...):
Guiana (a geographical region of northeastern South America including Guyana and Surinam)
Holonyms ("Surinam" is a member of...):
OAS; Organization of American States (an association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation)
