Dutch Guiana

proper noun

A former Dutch colony in northern South America, existing from 1621 to 1959, mostly in the area of modern Suriname.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalA former Dutch colony in northern South America, existing from 1621 to 1959, mostly in the area of modern Suriname.

Translations

Arabic غيانا الهولندية, غويانا الهولندية
  • غيانا الهولندية (ġiyānā al-hūlandiyya)colonial name of Suriname
  • غويانا الهولندية (ġwiyānā al-hūlandiyya)colonial name of Suriname
Dutch Suriname
  • Surinamecolonial name of Suriname
Finnish Alankomaiden Guayana
  • Alankomaiden Guayanacolonial name of Suriname
French Guyane hollandaise, Guyane néerlandaise
  • Guyane hollandaisecolonial name of Suriname
  • Guyane néerlandaisecolonial name of Suriname
Italian Guyana olandese, Guiana olandese
  • Guyana olandesecolonial name of Suriname
  • Guiana olandesecolonial name of Suriname
Japanese オランダ領ギアナ
  • オランダ領ギアナ (Oranda-ryō Giana)colonial name of Suriname
Lithuanian Olandijos Gviana
  • Olandijos Gvianacolonial name of Suriname
Polish Gujana Holenderska
  • Gujana Holenderskacolonial name of Suriname
Portuguese Guiana Holandesa
  • Guiana Holandesacolonial name of Suriname
Russian Голла́ндская Гвиа́на
  • Голла́ндская Гвиа́на (Gollándskaja Gviána)colonial name of Suriname
Spanish Guayana Holandesa, Guayana Neerlandesa
  • Guayana Holandesacolonial name of Suriname
  • Guayana Neerlandesacolonial name of Suriname
Ukrainian Голла́ндська Гвіа́на
  • Голла́ндська Гвіа́на (Hollándsʹka Hviána)colonial name of Suriname
Cite this entry
APA

Dutch Guiana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dutch%20Guiana

MLA

“Dutch Guiana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dutch%20Guiana. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dutch Guiana,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dutch%20Guiana.

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