Afro-Surinamer

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Dutch

Etymology

From Afro- +‎ Surinamer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌaː.froː.sy.riˈnaː.mər/
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  • Hyphenation: Afro-Su‧ri‧na‧mer
  • Rhymes: -aːmər

Noun

Afro-Surinamer m (plural Afro-Surinamers)

  1. a Surinamese person of African descent; an umbrella term encompassing both the Creole and Maroon ethnicities
    • 2017 November 3, Euritha Tjan A Way, “Internationaal bundelen [Uniting internationally]”, in De Ware Tijd, archived from the original on 9 July 2021:
      Graand-Galon vindt het dan ook niet wijs dat het ministerie van Regionale Ontwikkeling een directoraat heeft ingesteld waarbij de marrons voortaan Afro-Surinamers van het binnenland genoemd zullen worden.
      Mrs Graand-Galon therefore thinks it ill-advised that the Ministry of Regional Development has set up a directorate by which the Maroons will henceforth be called Hinterland Afro-Surinamese.