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Suzhou en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsuˈt͡ʃoʊ/ (General-American)
  • /suːˈd͡ʒəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • so͞oʹjōʹ
  • /ˈsuˈʒoʊ/ General American, hyperforeign
  • /suːˈt͡ʃəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈsuˈd͡ʒoʊ/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • so͞oʹzhōʹ hyperforeign
  • /suːˈʒəʊ/ Received Pronunciation, hyperforeign
  • so͞oʹchōʹ

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 蘇州 /苏州 (Sūzhōu).

Meanings

  1. A prefecture-level city of Jiangsu, China, between Lake Tai and the Yangtze River.
    • The number of people killed in the collapse of an annex of a hotel in the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou has climbed to 17, local authorities reported Wednesday, according to state news agency Xinhua. 2021 July 14, “China hotel collapse death toll climbs to 17: reports”, in EFE, archived from the original on 14 Jul 2021:
  2. A new district in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
  3. An industrial park in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
  4. Synonym of Suzhou Creek: A river in Shanghai municipality and Jiangsu, China, between Lake Tai and the Huangpu River; despite its name, it is 78 miles long.
  5. (historical) Su, a former imperial prefecture in modern Jiangsu, China, surrounding the city.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Suchou alternative lexicographic
Suchow alternative, obsolete lexicographic
Su-chou alternative lexicographic
Soochow alternative, obsolete lexicographic
Sucheu alternative, obsolete lexicographic

Deriveds

Suzhounese · Suzhou numeral

Synonyms

Helu City · Wusong · Suzhou Creek · Gusu · Wu

Translations (15)

la Suceu (Chinese city in Jiangsu) · ko 쑤저우 (Chinese city in Jiangsu) · hu Szucsou (Chinese city in Jiangsu) · mr सूझोउ (Chinese city in Jiangsu) · cmn 蘇州 /苏州 (Chinese city in Jiangsu) · ko 蘇州 (Chinese city in Jiangsu) · ka სუჭოუ (Chinese city in Jiangsu) · th ซูโจว (Chinese city in Jiangsu) · vi Tô Châu (Chinese city in Jiangsu) · yue 蘇州 /苏州 (Chinese city in Jiangsu) · ru Сучжо́у (Chinese city in Jiangsu) · ar سُوجُو (Chinese city in Jiangsu) · mk Суџоу (Chinese city in Jiangsu) · ja 蘇州 (Chinese city in Jiangsu) · pl Suzhou (Chinese city in Jiangsu)

Suzhou en · PROPN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsuˈt͡ʃoʊ/ (General-American)
  • /suːˈd͡ʒəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • so͞oʹjōʹ
  • /ˈsuˈʒoʊ/ General American, hyperforeign
  • /suːˈt͡ʃəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈsuˈd͡ʒoʊ/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • so͞oʹzhōʹ hyperforeign
  • /suːˈʒəʊ/ Received Pronunciation, hyperforeign
  • so͞oʹchōʹ

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 宿州 (Sùzhōu).

Meanings

  1. A prefecture-level city of Anhui, China.
    • There were more than 200 reported cases in Anhui's Suzhou city on Monday. Since the outbreak was detected on June 26, the province has reported more than 1,000 cases, according to the Suzhou municipal government. 2022 July 5, Zixu Wang, “Covid Outbreak Emerges in China’s Anhui Province”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Jul 2022, The Coronavirus Pandemic:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Suchow alternative, obsolete lexicographic
Su-chou alternative lexicographic
Suchou alternative lexicographic
Sucheu alternative, obsolete lexicographic
Soochow alternative, obsolete lexicographic

Translations (7)

pl Suzhou (Chinese city in Anhui) · ja 宿州 (Chinese city in Anhui) · ko 宿州 (Chinese city in Anhui) · cmn 宿州 (Chinese city in Anhui) · yue 宿州 (Chinese city in Anhui) · hu Szucsou (Chinese city in Anhui) · vi Túc Châu (Chinese city in Anhui)

Suzhou en · PROPN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsuˈt͡ʃoʊ/ (General-American)
  • /suːˈd͡ʒəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • so͞oʹjōʹ
  • /ˈsuˈʒoʊ/ General American, hyperforeign
  • /suːˈt͡ʃəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈsuˈd͡ʒoʊ/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • so͞oʹzhōʹ hyperforeign
  • /suːˈʒəʊ/ Received Pronunciation, hyperforeign
  • so͞oʹchōʹ

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 肅州 /肃州 (Sùzhōu).

Meanings

  1. A district of the prefecture-level city of Jiuquan, Gansu, China.
  2. A town in the county-level city of Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Gansu, China.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Suchow alternative, obsolete lexicographic
Suchou alternative lexicographic
Su-chou alternative lexicographic
Sucheu alternative, obsolete lexicographic
Soochow alternative, obsolete lexicographic

Translations (5)

ja 肅州 (Chinese district and a town in Gansu) · cmn 肅州 /肃州 (Chinese district and a town in Gansu) · vi Túc Châu (Chinese district and a town in Gansu) · yue 肅州 /肃州 (Chinese district and a town in Gansu) · pl Suzhou (Chinese district and a town in Gansu)