Courantyne

[ kawr-uhn-tahyn, kohr- ]

noun

1. a river in N South America, flowing N along the Guyana-Suriname border to the Atlantic Ocean. About 450 miles (725 km) long.

Courantyne

/ ˈkɜːrənˌtaɪn /

noun

1. a river in N South America, rising in S Guyana and flowing north to the Atlantic, forming the boundary between Guyana and Surinam. Length: 765 km (475 miles) Dutch nameCorantijn

Example Sentences

On the ferry ride across the Courantyne River, just over the border, I met a gaggle of Brazilians, who, when they realized I spoke Portuguese, asked for help with the English-Dutch Suriname customs forms.

From New York Times

Last month officials in Surinam, The Netherlands' self-governing colony on South America's northeast coast, reported that Castro gunrunners in high-speed launches are smuggling large amounts of arms down the Courantyne River for delivery to Communist terrorists in neighboring British Guiana.

From Time Magazine Archive