the capital and chief port of Suriname, 27 km (17 miles) from the Atlantic on the Suriname River: the only large town in the country. Pop: 261 000 (2005 est)
Paramaribo in American English
(ˌpærəˈmærɪˌboʊ)
seaport & capital of Suriname, in the N part: pop. 201,000