Definitions of demerara [ˌdɛm əˈrɑr ə, -ˈrɛər ə]

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. ((often cap.)) demerara
a light brown raw sugar grown in Guyana and used esp. in the country's rum-making industry.

2. (n.) Demerara
a river in E Guyana flowing S to N and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean at Georgetown. 215 mi. (346 km) long.

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) demerara
a light brown raw cane sugar from Guyana

2. (noun) Demerara
a river in northern Guyana that flows northward into the Atlantic

3. (noun) Demerara
a former Dutch colony in South America; now a part of Guyana

4. (noun) demerara, demerara rum
dark rum from Guyana

5. (noun) demerara, demerara sugar
light brown cane sugar; originally from Guyana

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The Nuttall Encyclopedia

1. demerara
a division of British Guiana; takes its name from the river, which is 200 m. long, and falls into the Atlantic at Georgetown.

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