Suva
/ˈsuːvə/
Suva proper noun: the capital city of Fiji.
Proper noun
Suva
- The capital city of Fiji.
- Suva is the capital of the Fiji Islands1895, United States, Bureau of Foreign Commerce, Highways of Commerce, Government Printing Office, page 651
- A subsidy, at the rate of £ 1,800 per annum, is paid to the Fiji Shipping Company, Limited, in respect of a steamer service between Suva and Labasa via coastal ports1924, Colonial Reports, Annual, H.M. Stationery Office, page 30
- The Fijian government.
- Suva's relations with Wellington and Canberra turned frosty1992, New Zealand International Review, volume 17, page 10
- the Bainimarama government's refusal to accept PNG High Commissioner Eafeare as the dean of Suva's diplomatic corps caused diplomatic tensions in late 20132016, Alex Stewart, edited by Stephanie Lawson, Steven Ratuva, The People Have Spoken, ANU Press, page 239
Suva meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Suva in Hindi
- capital of Fiji
- सुवा suvā
Suva in Tamil
- capital of Fiji
- சுவா cuvā
Suva in Marathi
- capital of Fiji
- सुवा suvā
Suva in Urdu
- capital of Fiji
- سووا suvā
More languagesFewer languages
- Suva in Bengali
- সুভা śubha
- Suva in Tagalog
- Suva
- Suva in Arabic
- سُوفَا sūfā
- Suva in Malay
- Suva
- Suva in Indonesian
- Suva
- Suva in Persian
- سووا suvâ
- Suva in Thai
- ซูวา
- Suva in Vietnamese
- Xu-va
- Suva in Myanmar
- ဆူးဗားမြို့ hcu:ba:mrui.
Examples of Suva in a sentence
- With the Vuvale Union and the Veitacini Treaty, Canberra and Suva chart a new course for regional security.2026, Grant Wyeth, “From Partnership to Union: Australia and Fiji Sign 2 New Security Agreements”, in The Diplomat:
- Australia can now count on Fiji as an ally as Anthony Albanese declares a diplomatic triumph in sealing two new major agreements with Suva.2026, Tess Ikonomou, “Australia and Fiji upgrade relationship with alliance”, in InDailySouthAustralia:
Origin of Suva
Borrowed from Fijian Suva, from suva (“mound”), from Proto-Central Eastern Oceanic *supa.
Words that rhyme with Suva
Questions about Suva
- What does Suva mean?
- Suva means the capital city of Fiji.
- What is Suva in Hindi?
- Suva in Hindi is सुवा (suvā). See Suva meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use Suva in a sentence?
- With the Vuvale Union and the Veitacini Treaty, Canberra and Suva chart a new course for regional security.
- What part of speech is Suva?
- Suva is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Suva?
- Suva is pronounced /ˈsuːvə/.
Words near Suva in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Suva (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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