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A river which rises in the rainforests of Guyana, and flows north to the Atlantic Ocean, which the country's capital of Georgetown is situated on; in full, the Demerara River.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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A region of Guyana in South America, Essequebo en Demerary (Essequibo and Demerara), formerly a Dutch (later British) colony, located around the lower courses of this river.
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noun
A type of natural, unrefined or partially refined cane sugar, which is light brown in colour, particularly used in pastries and biscuits like shortbread.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A dark rum, made in Guyana using molasses and this sugar, mainly used for blending.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of Demerara.
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Usage: alt-of, uncountable
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noun
light brown cane sugar; originally from Guyana
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: demerara sugar
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Broader terms: brown sugar
noun
dark rum from Guyana
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: demerara rum
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Broader terms: rum
noun
a former Dutch colony in South America; now a part of Guyana
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Broader terms: colony, settlement
noun
a river in northern Guyana that flows northward into the Atlantic
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: river
noun
a light brown raw cane sugar from Guyana
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Broader terms: cane sugar
History
The placename derives from an Arawak word. Perhaps Malali ("fast running stream"), which would have originally been the name of a section of rapids, from which the Dutch called the whole river de Malali ("the Malali"), which (with incorporation of the definite article into the name, and alternation of l and r) became Demerara. Alternatively, perhaps Immenary or Dumaruni meaning “river of the letterwood”. The sugar is so-called because it was grown in the region around the river.
