Par·a·mar·i·bo (p r  -mr -b ) 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. |
Paramaribo [ˌpærəˈmærɪˌbəʊ (Dutch) paːraːˈmaːriːboː]
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(Placename) the capital and chief port of Surinam, 27 km (17 miles) from the Atlantic on the Surinam River: the only large town in the country. Pop.: 233 000 (1999 est.)
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| Noun | 1. |  Paramaribo - the capital and largest city and major port of SurinamDutch Guiana, Netherlands Guiana, Republic of Suriname, Surinam, Suriname - a republic in northeastern South America on the Atlantic; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1975 |
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