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demerara

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demerara [ˌdɛməˈrɛərə -ˈrɑːrə]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) brown crystallized cane sugar from the Caribbean and nearby countries
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) a highly flavoured rum used mainly for blending purposes
[named after Demerara, a region of Guyana]

Demerara [ˌdɛməˈrɛərə -ˈrɑːrə]
n
(Placename) the. a river in Guyana, rising in the central forest area and flowing north to the Atlantic at Georgetown. Length: 346 km (215 miles)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.demerara - a light brown raw cane sugar from Guyana
cane sugar - sucrose obtained from sugar cane
2.Demerara - a river in northern Guyana that flows northward into the Atlantic
British Guiana, Co-operative Republic of Guyana, Guyana - a republic in northeastern South America; formerly part of the British Empire, but it achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966
3.Demerara - a former Dutch colony in South America; now a part of Guyana
British Guiana, Co-operative Republic of Guyana, Guyana - a republic in northeastern South America; formerly part of the British Empire, but it achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966
4.demerara - dark rum from Guyana
rum - liquor distilled from fermented molasses
5.demerara - light brown cane sugar; originally from Guyana
brown sugar - unrefined or only partly refined sugar
Translations
demerara [ˌdeməˈrɛərə] N (also demerara sugar) → azĂșcar m moreno
demerara (sugar)
demerara [ˌdɛməˈrɛərə] n (also demerara sugar) → zucchero grezzo di canna
demerara [ˌdɛməˈrɛərə] n (also demerara sugar) → zucchero grezzo di canna


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"I wish I was at Demerara," I said, in a hollow voice.
It seems to me but yesterday that you went out to Demerara in the Mary Anne,' said Quilp; 'but yesterday, I declare.
There was a judge's daughter at Demerara went almost mad about him; then there was that beautiful quadroon girl, Miss Pye, at St.
 
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