Preferred Label : suriname;
MeSH definition : A republic in the north of South America, bordered on the west by GUYANA (British
Guiana) and on the east by FRENCH GUIANA. Its capital is Paramaribo. It was formerly
called Netherlands Guiana or Dutch Guiana or Surinam. Suriname was first settled by
the English in 1651 but was ceded to the Dutch by treaty in 1667. It became an autonomous
territory under the Dutch crown in 1954 and gained independence in 1975. The country
was named for the Surinam River but the meaning of that name is uncertain. (From Webster's
New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p1167 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992,
p526);
MeSH synonym : dutch guiana; netherlands guiana; Surinam;
MeSH annotation : in So. Amer; X refs NETHERLANDS GUIANA & DUTCH GUIANA were former names; in translations
use American spelling Suriname, not Surinam; in So. Amer; entry terms NETHERLANDS GUIANA, and DUTCH GUIANA were former names; in
translations use American spelling Suriname, not Surinam;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suriname;
Origin ID : D013532;
UMLS CUI : C0038944;
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A republic in the north of South America, bordered on the west by GUYANA (British
Guiana) and on the east by FRENCH GUIANA. Its capital is Paramaribo. It was formerly
called Netherlands Guiana or Dutch Guiana or Surinam. Suriname was first settled by
the English in 1651 but was ceded to the Dutch by treaty in 1667. It became an autonomous
territory under the Dutch crown in 1954 and gained independence in 1975. The country
was named for the Surinam River but the meaning of that name is uncertain. (From Webster's
New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p1167 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992,
p526)
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