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Surinamese

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • rhymes with -iːz
  • /ˌsʊəɹɪnəˈmiːz/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, from, or pertaining to Suriname, the Surinamese people or the Surinamese language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person from Suriname or of Surinamese descent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

from Suriname + -ese

Across languages

Translations

53 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: surinamés — of, from or pertaining to Suriname
  • Catalan: surinamès — of, from or pertaining to Suriname
  • Czech: surinamský — of, from or pertaining to Suriname
  • Dutch: Surinaams — of, from or pertaining to Suriname
  • Finnish: surinamelainen — of, from or pertaining to Suriname
  • French: surinamien — of, from or pertaining to Suriname
  • German: surinamisch — of, from or pertaining to Suriname
  • Hungarian: suriname-i — of, from or pertaining to Suriname
  • Japanese: スリナムの (Surinamu no) — of, from or pertaining to Suriname
  • Korean: 수리남의 (Surinam-ui) — of, from or pertaining to Suriname
  • Norwegian Bokmål: surinamsk — of, from or pertaining to Suriname
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: surinamsk — of, from or pertaining to Suriname
  • Polish: surinamski — of, from or pertaining to Suriname
  • Portuguese: surinamense — of, from or pertaining to Suriname
  • Portuguese: surinamês — of, from or pertaining to Suriname
  • Romanian: surinamez — of, from or pertaining to Suriname
  • Russian: сурина́мский (surinámskij) — of, from or pertaining to Suriname
  • Spanish: surinamés — of, from or pertaining to Suriname
  • Ukrainian: сурина́мський (surynámsʹkyj) — of, from or pertaining to Suriname
  • Asturian: surinamés — person from Suriname
  • Asturian: surinamesa — person from Suriname
  • Catalan: surinamès — person from Suriname
  • Czech: Surinamec — person from Suriname
  • Dutch: Surinamer — person from Suriname
  • Dutch: Surinaamse — person from Suriname
  • Finnish: surinamelainen — person from Suriname
  • French: surinamien — person from Suriname
  • French: surinamienne — person from Suriname
  • French: surinamais — person from Suriname
  • French: surinamaise — person from Suriname
  • Galician: surinamés — person from Suriname
  • German: Surinamer — person from Suriname
  • German: Surinamerin — person from Suriname
  • Hungarian: suriname-i — person from Suriname
  • Japanese: スリナム人 (Surinamu-hito) — person from Suriname
  • Korean: 수리남인 (surinamin) — person from Suriname
  • Korean: 수리남 사람 (surinam saram) — person from Suriname
  • Norwegian Bokmål: surinamer — person from Suriname
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: surinamar — person from Suriname
  • Polish: Surinamczyk — person from Suriname
  • Polish: Surinamka — person from Suriname
  • Portuguese: surinamense — person from Suriname
  • Portuguese: surinamês — person from Suriname
  • Romanian: surinamez — person from Suriname
  • Romanian: surinameză — person from Suriname
  • Russian: сурина́мец (surinámec) — person from Suriname
  • Russian: сурина́мка (surinámka) — person from Suriname
  • Serbo-Croatian: Surinamac — person from Suriname
  • Serbo-Croatian: Surimanka — person from Suriname
  • Spanish: surinamés — person from Suriname
  • Swahili: Msurinamu — person from Suriname
  • Turkish: Surinamlı — person from Suriname
  • Welsh: Swrinamiad — person from Suriname
Real reading context

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