Sneisikondre

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Sranan Tongo

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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
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