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Courantyne

Meaning of "Courantyne" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COURANTYNE

ˈkɜːrənˌtaɪn


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COURANTYNE

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Courantyne is a noun.
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WHAT DOES COURANTYNE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Courantyne River

The Courantyne/Corentyne/Corantijn River is a river in northern South America in Suriname, it is the longest river in the country. The river originates in the Acarai Mountains and flows northward for approximately 724 km between Guyana and Suriname, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean near Corriverton, Guyana and Nieuw Nickerie, Suriname. A ferry service operates between these two towns. The Guyanese–Surinamese border is the Guyanese river bank, but Guyana disputes this, based on the Thalweg Doctrine. The tribunal that defined the maritime boundary between Suriname and Guyana in 2007 confirmed Surinamese sovereignty over the full width of the Courantyne River. Small ocean-going vessels are able to navigate the river for about 120km, to Apura, Suriname.

Definition of Courantyne in the English dictionary

The definition of Courantyne in the dictionary is a river in N South America, rising in S Guyana and flowing north to the Atlantic, forming the boundary between Guyana and Surinam. Length: 765 km Dutch name: Corantijn.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COURANTYNE

aconitine · argentine · Aventine · Ballantyne · Byzantine · carnitine · Constantine · eglantine · Florentine · Heseltine · infantine · legatine · levantine · palatine · porpentine · serotine · serpentine · turpentine · valentine · vespertine

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COURANTYNE

Courbet · Courbevoie · coureur de bois · coureurs de bois · courgette · courie · courier · courier firm · courier service · courlan · Courland · Cournand

WORDS THAT END LIKE COURANTYNE

aerodyne · alkyne · anodyne · Ashton-under-Lyne · auld lang syne · Boyne · Burgoyne · duvetyne · dyne · Euphrosyne · Fort Wayne · groyne · heterodyne · lyne · megadyne · Mnemosyne · Newcastle upon Tyne · syne · Tyne · Wayne

Synonyms and antonyms of Courantyne in the English dictionary of synonyms

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COURANTYNE»

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Territorial Disputes and Resource Management: A Global Handbook
COURANTYNE RlVER Courantyne is also called Corentyne in Guyana, or Coeroeni in Suriname. As an international river in the northern continent of South America, Courantyne rises in the Akarai Mountains and flows generally northward for ...
Rongxing Guo, 2006
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Intervention, Border and Maritime Issues in CARICOM
Since 1799, Dutch Guiana, and later the Republic of Suriname, has consistently maintained control over the entire Courantyne River.5454 Controlling an entire boundary river is somewhat contrary from international practice. Normally, when  ...
Kenneth O. Hall, Myrtle Chuck-A-Sang, 2007
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Hydropolitical Vulnerability and Resilience Along ...
The boundary upstream from the confluence of the Courantyne/Koetari (Kutari) River with the New (Upper Courantyne) River remains unsettled. Guyana administers the triangle formed by the two rivers, while Brazil and Suriname continue to ...
‎2007
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Global Information Warfare: How Businesses, Governments, and ...
Guyana: All of the area west of the Essequibo River claimed by Venezuela; Suriname claims area between New (Upper Courantyne) and Courantyne/ Kutari [Koetari] Rivers (all headwaters of the Courantyne) Haiti: Claims U.S.- administered ...
Andrew Jones, Andy Jones, Gerald L. Kovacich, 2002
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Global Geopolitical Flashpoints: An Atlas of Conflict
On Guyana's border with Suriname there is the New River Triangle, a disputed area of approximately 14,500 km2 between the Courantyne-Cutari rivers, the New River and Guyana's boundary with Brazil. Both the Cutari and the New rivers are ...
Ewan W. Anderson, 2014
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International Law in the Netherlands
In 1799 the Dutch governors of Surinam and Berbice had agreed that the west bank of the Courantyne was to form the boundary between the two territories. After 1814, too, the Courantyne was taken as the boundary river. There was total  ...
Haro Frederik van Panhuys, 1978
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The Guiana Travels of Robert Schomburgk, 1835-1844: ...
We observed the Abapouri at 4h 43m pm off Serikan when according to Calculation the flood tide must have set in at the mouth of the Courantyne at 1 lh 50m am, if the rise of the wave was therefore the first indication of the changing water it ...
Peter Rivière, 2006
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House of Commons Papers
The following is the Return of Indians on the Courantyne River from 1st July to 31st of December, 1838 : — The return for June, 1839, will exhibit a difference in number of about 150 (men, women, and children included), wandering about.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1841
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The Demerara & Essequebo Vade-mecum; Containing the ...
British Guiana is bounded on the east by the River Courantyne wtbis line having been established in 1692, and finally conceded ' tq Herbice, on the British taking' possessinn of Surinam, in X799. The boundary Was formerly fixed by Van Pecre  ...
DEMERARA AND ESSEQUIBO VADE-MECUM., 1825
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Guyana Mineral & Mining Sector Investment and Business Guide
... (Upper Courantyne) and Courantyne/Kutari [Koetari] Rivers (all headwaters of the Courantyne) Illicit drugs: transshipment point for narcotics from South America—primarily Venezuela—to Europe and the US; producer of cannabis.
Ibpus.com, USA International Business Publications, 2007

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COURANTYNE»

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To the Cup, the Long Way Round
On the ferry ride across the Courantyne River, just over the border, I met a gaggle of Brazilians, who, when they realized I spoke Portuguese, ... «New York Times, Jun 14»
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The Latest Rapid Assessment of New Species (from Suriname)
The Amazon provides the world's greatest supply of vital freshwater, but these tributaries of the Courantyne (also known as Corantijn or ... «The Earth Times, Jan 12»
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