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Demerara (/ˌdɛməˈrɛərə/; Dutch: Demerary, [ˌdeːməˈraːri]) is a
historical region in the Guianas, on the
north coast of
South America, now part of the country...
- Look up
demerara or
Demerara in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Demerara may
refer to:
Demerara,
historical region in
Guyana that was a
Dutch colony in...
- The
Demerara River is a
river in
eastern Guyana that
rises in the
central rainforests of the
country and
flows to the
north for 346
kilometres until it...
- city of Guyana. It is
situated in
Demerara-Mahaica,
region 4, on the
Atlantic Ocean coast, at the
mouth of the
Demerara River. It is
nicknamed the "Garden...
- Two
vessels of the
British Royal Navy have been
named Demerara for
Demerara: HMS
Demerara (1804) was the
mercantile schooner Anna that the
British Royal...
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particular names and characteristics, and are sold as turbinado,
demerara or raw sugar.
These have been centrifuged, and
therefore can be said to...
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Demerara Distillers Ltd. is a
Guyanese distillery known for the El
Dorado Rum brand. It was at one time the world's
second largest producer of rum. Demerara...
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Treaty of 1814 in
London that
ceded Demerara-Essequibo and
Berbice to Britain. In 1831, the
united colonies of
Demerara-Essequibo and
separate colony of...
- of
Demerara-Essequibo was
created on 28
April 1812, when the
British combined the
colonies of
Demerara and
Essequibo into the
colony of
Demerara-Essequibo...
- The
Demerara rebellion of 1823 was an
uprising involving between 9,000 and 12,000
slaves that took
place in the
British colony of
Demerara-Essequibo in...
