Paramaribo

American

[par-uh-mar-uh-boh] / ˌpær əˈmær əˌboʊ /

noun

a seaport in and the capital of Suriname, in NE South America.

Paramaribo British

/ ˌpærəˈmærɪˌbəʊ, paːraːˈmaːriːboː /

noun

the capital and chief port of Surinam, 27 km (17 miles) from the Atlantic on the Surinam River: the only large town in the country. Pop: 261 000 (2005 est)

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The king arrived in the capital Paramaribo on Sunday with Queen Maxima, a week after the small South American country marked 50 years of independence from the Netherlands.

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

Thousands took to the streets of the capital Paramaribo in initially peaceful demonstrations against government austerity measures, including eliminating subsidies, against a backdrop of high inflation.

From Reuters • Feb. 17, 2023

Irma Hoever, a 73-year-old retired civil servant who lives in the capital, Paramaribo, said that the Dutch “do not understand what they have done to us.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2022

As I entered my marriageable years, I was introduced to suitable men from Lima, Peru; Tenerife in the Canary Islands; Paramaribo, Suriname; and Accra, Ghana.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2022

Driven by a sense of urgency, she soon ventured beyond Paramaribo, hiring workers to hack through dense underbrush.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman

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