demerara

¹

[ dem-uh-rahr-uh, -rair-uh ]

noun

, (often initial capital letter)

1. a light brown raw sugar grown in Guyana and used especially in the country's rum-making industry.

Demerara

²

[ dem-uh-rahr-uh, -rair-uh ]

noun

1. a river in E Guyana flowing S to N and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean at Georgetown. 215 miles (346 km) long.

Demerara

¹

/ -ˈrɑːrə; ˌdɛməˈrɛərə /

noun

1. the Demerara
   a river in Guyana, rising in the central forest area and flowing north to the Atlantic at Georgetown. Length: 346 km (215 miles)

demerara

²

/ ˌdɛməˈrɛərə; -ˈrɑːrə /

noun

1. brown crystallized cane sugar from the Caribbean and nearby countries
2. a highly flavoured rum used mainly for blending purposes

Other Words From

• deme·raran adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of demerara¹

After the Demerara River

Word History and Origins

Origin of demerara¹

C19: named after Demerara, a region of Guyana

Example Sentences

Spread the demerara sugar or sparkling sugar, if using, onto a baking sheet.

From Washington Post

The slaves of many plantations on the eastern coast of Demerara had formed a conspiracy to obtain their freedom.

From Project Gutenberg

Another uncle had estates in Demerara, and in the autumn Waterton sailed thither from Portsmouth.

From Project Gutenberg

Demerara yields to no country in the world in her wonderful and beautiful productions of the feathered race.

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Mosquitos are very rare after you pass the third island in the Demerara, and sand-flies but seldom appear.

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To the northward there is a hill higher than any in the Demerara; and in the south-south-west quarter a mountain.

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