Surinam — After unsuccessful attempts by the Spaniards and Dutch to colonize the regions along the Surinam River, English entrepreneurs from Barbados succeeded in founding several plantations after 1650. During the Second Anglo Dutch War, the Dutch… … Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands
Surinam — noun a republic in northeastern South America on the Atlantic; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1975 • Syn: ↑Suriname, ↑Republic of Suriname, ↑Dutch Guiana, ↑Netherlands Guiana • Instance Hypernyms: ↑South American country, ↑South… … Useful english dictionary
Surinam — Republiek van Suriname República del Surinam … Wikipedia Español
Suriname River — noun a river in Suriname that flows northward to the Atlantic • Syn: ↑Surinam River • Instance Hypernyms: ↑river • Part Holonyms: ↑Suriname, ↑Republic of Suriname, ↑Surinam, ↑Dutch G … Useful english dictionary
Commewijne River — (Sranan Tongo: Kawina liba) is a river in northern Suriname (estuary located at around … Wikipedia
Calabar River — Old Calabar Factories from H.M. Stanley, The Congo and the Founding of its Free State; a story of work and exploration (1885) … Wikipedia
Suriname, Surinam — Confusion still sometimes arises concerning the name of this small South American country. The Encarta World English Dictionary, for instance, calls it Suriname under its main entry but labels it Surinam on a map elsewhere in the same volume.… … Dictionary of troublesome word
Suriname, Surinam — Confusion still sometimes arises concerning the name of this small South American country. The Encarta World English Dictionary, for instance, calls it Suriname under its main entry but labels it Surinam on a map elsewhere in the same volume.… … Dictionary of troublesome word
John Gabriel Stedman — Infobox Writer name = John Gabriel Stedman imagesize = 300px caption = John Gabriel Stedman stands over a slave after the capture of Gado Saby, from the frontispiece of his Narrative . pseudonym = birthname = birthdate = 1744 birthplace =… … Wikipedia
Sioux (steamship) — Sioux as shown on an old postcard. Career Name: Sioux later Olympic and … Wikipedia