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Paramaribo.

Paramaribo (the capital city of Suriname)

10 characters5 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/paːraːˈmaːriboː/
  1. Paramaribo (the capital city of Suriname)

    neuter
  2. Paramaribo District (a district of Suriname)

    neuter
Where this word comes from

First attested in 1617. From Kari'na; para is an element indicating "water" and the voiced suffix -po (“located in a horizontal or flat, spread out space”) occurs frequently in toponyms in the Guianas. A more precise meaning could not be established.

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