/soor"euh nahm', -nam'/ ; Du. /syuu'rddee nah"meuh/ , n.
a republic on the NE coast of South America: formerly a territory of the Netherlands; gained independence 1975. 443,446; 60,230 sq. mi. (155,995 sq. km). Cap.: Paramaribo.
Also, Surinam /soor"euh nahm', -nam'/ . Formerly, Dutch Guiana, Netherlands Guiana .