English Words Starting With S

• suu kyi

  nounLow
  /ˌaʊŋ ˌsæn ˌsuː ˈtʃiː/The personal name of a Burmese politician and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, historically known as a pro-democracy leader in Myanmar.
• suv

  abbreviationnounB2
  /ɛs juː ˈviː/A large, high vehicle designed for passenger comfort and some off-road capability.
• suva

  nounLow
  /ˈsuːvə/The capital and largest city of Fiji, located on the island of Viti Levu.
• suvorov

  nounLow
  /suːˈvɔːrɒf/A proper noun referring primarily to Alexander Suvorov (1729–1800), a preeminent Russian military commander renowned for his tactical genius and undefeated record.
• suwannee

  nounVery Low
  /suːˈwɒni/Proper noun: the name of a river in the southeastern United States, primarily in Florida and Georgia.
• suwon

  nounLow (Proper noun, geographical reference)
  /ˈsuː.wɒn/A city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
• suzanne

  nounUncommon (as a common noun, it does not exist; as a name, it is a known but not highly frequent given name)
  /suːˈzæn/A female given name of Hebrew origin.
• suzerain

  adjectivenounLow
  /ˈsuːzərən/A sovereign or state that exercises control over another state while allowing it internal self-government.
• suzerainty

  nounC2 (Very low frequency; specialist/archaic)
  /ˈsuː.zər.ən.ti/A relationship in which one state or ruler exercises dominant political control over another state's foreign affairs while allowing it internal autonomy.
• suzhou

  nounLow
  /suːˈdʒəʊ/A major city in China's Jiangsu Province, known for its classical gardens, canals, and silk industry.
• suzie

  nounLow-Medium
  /ˈsuː.zi/A colloquial, often affectionate nickname for a woman or girl named Susan, Suzanne, or a similar name.
• suˈburbanˌite

  nounC1
  /səˈbɜː.bə.naɪt/A person who lives in a suburb.
• suˈmatran

  adjectivenounC1
  /suːˈmɑːtrən/Relating to the island of Sumatra in Indonesia, or its people, culture, or fauna.
• sv 40

  nounLow
  /ˌɛs ˈviː fɔːti/An abbreviation for Simian Virus 40, a polyomavirus found in some monkeys, significant in biological and cancer research.
• svalbard

  nounLow
  /ˈsvɑːlbɑː(r)/A Norwegian archipelago located in the Arctic Ocean, north of mainland Europe.
• svarabhakti

  nounVery low
  /ˌsvɑːrəˈbʌkti/A phonetic phenomenon involving the insertion of an extra vowel sound between consonants in speech.
• svedberg

  nounVery Rare / Technical
  /ˈsvɛdbɜːɡ/A unit for measuring sedimentation rate, especially of macromolecules and particles in ultracentrifugation, equal to 10^-13 seconds. Named after the Swedish chemist Theodor Svedberg.
• svengali

  nounC2 (Very Low Frequency, Literary/Cultural)
  /svɛnˈɡɑːli/A person who manipulates, dominates, or controls another, especially for sinister purposes, often by exercising a hypnotic or mesmeric influence.
• sverdlovsk

  nounVery Low (C2/Proficiency)
  /ˈsfɛːdlɒfsk/The former name (1924–1991) of the Russian city of Yekaterinburg, located in the Ural Mountains.
• sverdrup

  nounC2/Extremely Rare
  /ˈsvɛːdrʊp/A unit of volume transport in oceanography, equal to one million cubic metres per second.

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