Paramaribo

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English

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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Paramaribo

  1. The capital city of Suriname.

Translations

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Czech

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Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Paramaribo n (related adjective paramaribský)

  1. Paramaribo (the capital city of Suriname)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Paramaribo”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Dutch

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /paːraːˈmaːriboː/
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Proper noun

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Paramaribo ?

  1. Paramaribo (the capital city of Suriname)

Derived terms

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Japanese

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Romanization

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Paramaribo

  1. Rōmaji transcription of パラマリボ

Portuguese

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Proper noun

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Paramaribo f

  1. Paramaribo (the capital city of Suriname)

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /paɾamaˈɾibo/ [pa.ɾa.maˈɾi.β̞o], /paɾaˈmaɾibo/ [pa.ɾaˈma.ɾi.β̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ibo, -aɾibo
  • Syllabification: Pa‧ra‧ma‧ri‧bo

Proper noun

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Paramaribo ?

  1. Paramaribo (the capital city of Suriname)