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Suzhou

Syllables: Su·zhou/suːˈt͡ʃəʊ/US/ˈsuˈt͡ʃoʊ/

Suzhou proper noun: a prefecture-level city of Jiangsu, China, between Lake Tai and the Yangtze River.

Proper noun (1)

Suzhou

  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
    Synonyms:
    Wu, Gusu, Helu City
  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.
    Synonyms:
    Wusong, Suzhou Creek
  5. (historical) Su, a former imperial prefecture in modern Jiangsu, China, surrounding the city.

Proper noun (2)

Suzhou

  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

Proper noun (3)

Suzhou

  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.

Suzhou meaning in Marathi, Arabic, Thai and Vietnamese

Suzhou in Marathi

Chinese city in Jiangsu
सूझोउ sūjhou

Suzhou in Arabic

Chinese city in Jiangsu
سُوجُو sūjū

Suzhou in Thai

Chinese city in Jiangsu
ซูโจว

Suzhou in Vietnamese

Chinese city in Jiangsu
Tô Châu
Chinese city in Anhui
Túc Châu
Chinese district and a town in Gansu
Túc Châu

Synonyms of Suzhou

Forms of Suzhou

alternative formSu-chou
alternative formSuchou
alternative form (obsolete)Soochow
alternative form (obsolete)Suchow
alternative form (obsolete)Sucheu

Origin of Suzhou

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

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

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

Words formed from Suzhou

Phrases with Suzhou

Questions about Suzhou

What does Suzhou mean?
Suzhou means a prefecture-level city of Jiangsu, China, between Lake Tai and the Yangtze River.
What is Suzhou in Marathi?
Suzhou in Marathi is सूझोउ (sūjhou). See Suzhou meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Suzhou?
Suzhou is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Suzhou?
Suzhou is pronounced /ˈsuˈt͡ʃoʊ/ (US).

Words near Suzhou in the dictionary

  1. suzerainty
  2. suzereignty
  3. suzetrigine
  4. suzette
  5. suzettes
  6. Suzhou
  7. Suzhou Creek
  8. Suzhou numeral
  9. Suzhou numerals
  10. Suzhounese
  11. Suzi

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