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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A creole based on English, spoken in coastal Suriname and widely used as a lingua franca.

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  • proper noun The Sranan Tongo English-based creole of Suriname.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Sranan Sranan, Suriname, Sranan.]

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