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- noun A person from
Suriname or of Surinamese descent. - adjective Of, from, or pertaining to Suriname, the Surinamese people or the Surinamese language.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The faith healers make use of the taboo on homosexuality in Surinamese and Antillean communities.
Faith healers dangerous for public health, Amsterdam alderman claims 2008
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Such churches are especially popular among the Antillean and Surinamese communities in Amsterdam.
Faith healers dangerous for public health, Amsterdam alderman claims 2008
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He had wooed people with energetic speeches peppered with street slang that resonated with poor Surinamese.
U.S. aircraft carrier to participate in joint training exercise with South Korea 2010
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He had wooed people with energetic speeches peppered with street slang that resonated with poor Surinamese.
U.S. aircraft carrier to participate in joint training exercise with South Korea 2010
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Languages: Dutch (official), English (widely spoken), Sranang Tongo (Surinamese, sometimes called Taki-Taki, is native language of Creoles and much of the younger population and is lingua franca among others), Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Javanese.
Suriname 2009
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The 1981 Seychelles military coup, bribery in Mauritius 1982, successful coup in Guatemala 1982, at least 3 attempts to overthrow Bouterse's Surinamese government, bribery of candidates in the 1984 El Salvador election, Casey buying anti-Communist votes in trying to rig the 1987 Italian election, dopey "Bud" McFarlane, support for Juan Peron's old mate Michele Sindona supplying French Exocet missiles to Argentina during the Falklands War 1982...
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A Surinamese girl falls asleep on my shoulder, and an old man who's been allocated the front seat alternates between smoking and coughing.
Chris Guillebeau: Overland Journey from Guyana to Suriname 2009
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The taxi has a DVD monitor installed, and my driver, two other guys in the back, and I watch a rousing set of low-budget Surinamese rap videos for about two hours.
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Surinamese rappers, well, I think there's some room for improvement.
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SurinameDutch (official), English (widely spoken), Sranang Tongo (Surinamese, sometimes called Taki-Taki, is native language of Creoles and much of the younger population and is lingua franca among others), Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Javanese
Languages 2008
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