brown crystallized cane sugar from the Caribbean and nearby countries
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dem•e•ra•ra
(dem′ə rär′ə, -râr′ə),USA pronunciation n. (often cap.)
dem′e•ra′ran, adj.
Dem•e•ra•ra (dem′ə rär′ə, -râr′ə),USA pronunciation n.
- a light brown raw sugar grown in Guyana and used esp. in the country's rum-making industry.
- after the Demerara River
Dem•e•ra•ra (dem′ə rär′ə, -râr′ə),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa 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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- the Demerara ⇒
a river in Guyana, rising in the central forest area and flowing north to the Atlantic at Georgetown. Length: 346 km (215 miles) a former region of what is now Guyana, on the Demerara river