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Sneisikondre

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Sranan Tongo

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsneisikondɾe/, [ˈsnɪ̞isikʊ̞̃ndɾɪ̞], [ˈsne̝isikɔ̝̃ndɾe̝]

Etymology 1

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Compound of Sneisi (Chinese) +‎ kondre (country).

Proper noun

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Sneisikondre

  1. China (a country in East Asia)

Etymology 2

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Compound of Sneisi (Chinese) +‎ kondre (village), so named because the village sprang up around a shop run by a Chinese immigrant.

Proper noun

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Sneisikondre

  1. A settlement in Sipaliwini, Suriname