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Definition of Suriname

1. Noun. A republic in northeastern South America on the Atlantic; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1975.

Definition of Suriname

1. Proper noun. A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Suriname. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Suriname

Literary usage of Suriname

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Catalogue of the Library of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts by Harvard University Library, Benjamin Peirce (1830)
"Verhaal of Brief aan de Ingezetenen van Suriname. 4to. ... verneur Generaal over cIe Colonie van Suriname ; also mede door de Socit-teit van Suriname, ..."

2. International Religious Freedom (2000): Report to Congress by the Department edited by Barbara Larkin (2001)
"Suriname The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, ... Religious Demography Suriname is an ethnically and religiously diverse nation, ..."

3. Landmine Monitor Report 1999: Toward a Mine-free World by International Campaign to Ban Land Mines, International Campaign to Ban Landmines (1999)
"Suriname Suriname's Ambassador to the United Nations, His Excellency ... Suriname has yet to ratify. In a statement to the signing ceremony, ..."

4. Landmine Monitor Report 2000: Toward a Mine-Free World by International Campaign to Ban Land Mines, International Campaign to Ban Landmines (2000)
"Suriname signed the Mine Ban Treaty on 4 December 1997 but has yet to ratify it. According to Foreign Minister Erroll G. Snijders: Suriname has already ..."

5. Landmine Monitor Report 2002: Toward a Mine-free World by International Campaign to Ban Landmines, Human Rights Watch (Organization). (2002)
"A budget of €1000 was allocated to the project; there was no governmental funding.34 Suriname Key developments since May 2001: Suriname ratified the Mine ..."

6. Rice Almanac by Jay L. Maclean (2002)
"Suriname is a small Latin American country bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between French Guiana and Guyana, with an area of 163000 km2. lt consists of ..."

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