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    SURINAME

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A republic in northeastern South America on the Atlantic; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1975play

    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 "Suriname"):

    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 ("Suriname" is a part of...):

    Guiana (a geographical region of northeastern South America including Guyana and Surinam)

    Holonyms ("Suriname" 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)

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