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Par⋅a⋅mar⋅i⋅bo

  [par-uh-mar-uh-boh]
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a seaport in and the capital of Suriname, in NE South America. 150,000.
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Su⋅ri⋅na⋅me

  [soor-uh-nahm, -nam; Du. sy-ree-nah-muh]
–noun
a republic on the NE coast of South America: formerly a territory of the Netherlands; gained independence 1975. 443,446; 60,230 sq. mi. (155,995 sq. km). Capital: Paramaribo.
Also, Su⋅ri⋅nam  [soor-uh-nahm, -nam] .
Formerly, Dutch Guiana, Netherlands Guiana.
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Par·a·mar·i·bo   (pār'ə-mār'ə-bō')   
The capital and largest city of Suriname, on the Suriname River near its mouth on the Atlantic Ocean. Settled by the British from Barbados in the 1630s, it came under Dutch rule in 1815. Population: 220,000.
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