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Paramaribo
Paramaribo /ˌpærəˈmærɪboʊ/
noun
-
The capital and largest city and major port of Surinam
(
capital of Suriname
, Paramaribo
)
the capital and largest city and major port of Surinam
impoverishment
impoverishment /ˌɪmˈpɑːvrɪʃmənt/
noun
-
The act of making someone poor
(
impoverishment
, pauperisation
[British] , pauperization
)
the act of making someone poor
-
The state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
(
impoverishment
, poorness
, immiseration
, poverty
, immiserisation
[British] , immiserization
)
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
The community rallied together to combat poverty in their neighborhood.
The community rallied together to combat poverty in their neighborhood.
Bligh
Bligh /ˈblaɪ/
noun
-
British admiral; was captain of the H.M.S. Bounty in 1789 when part of the crew mutinied and set him afloat in an open boat; a few weeks later he arrived safely in Timor 4,000 miles away (1754-1817)
(
Bligh
, Captain Bligh
, William Bligh
)
British admiral; was captain of the H.M.S. Bounty in 1789 when part of the crew mutinied and set him afloat in an open boat; a few weeks later he arrived safely in Timor 4,000 miles away (1754-1817)
Dred Scott
Dred Scott /drɛd skɑːt/
noun
-
United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858)
(
Dred Scott
, Scott
)
United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858)
