Paramaribo

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /pɑɹəˈmɑːɹɪbəʊ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌpɑɹəˈmɑɹəˌboʊ/

Proper noun

Paramaribo

  1. The capital city of Suriname.

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

The initial element is from a Tupi-Guarani word related to Old Tupi pará (“sea, wide river”) and refers to the Suriname River; the settlement was founded on its western (left) bank. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /paːraːˈmaːriboː/
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Proper noun

Paramaribo ?

  1. Paramaribo (the capital city of Suriname)

Derived terms

Japanese

Romanization

Paramaribo

  1. Rōmaji transcription of パラマリボ

Portuguese

Proper noun

Paramaribo f

  1. Paramaribo (the capital city of Suriname)

Spanish

Proper noun

Paramaribo ?

  1. Paramaribo (the capital city of Suriname)
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