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Syd.

Syd. is the abbreviation of Sydney.

Meaning of Sydney

Proper noun

Sydney (countable and uncountable, plural Sydneys)

  1. (uncountable) A major port city, the state capital of New South Wales, Australia, and the most populous city in Australia.
  2. (uncountable) A local government area containing central Sydney, New South Wales; in full, the City of Sydney.
  3. (uncountable) A seaport and former city in Nova Scotia, Canada, now part of the amalgamated Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island.
    Synonyms:
    SYD, Syd.
  4. (uncountable) An unincorporated community in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States.
  5. (countable) A surname from Old English, a spelling variant of Sidney.
  6. (countable) A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
    • American Eagle released a campaign starring the exceedingly charismatic actress Sydney Sweeney.2025 August 2, Scottie Andrew, Leah Asmelash, Harmeet Kaur, “What has America learned from the Sydney Sweeney situation? We asked the experts”, in CNN
    Synonyms:
    Syd

Forms of Syd.

alternative formSyd
alternative formSYD

Words that rhyme with Syd.

27 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about Syd.

What is Syd. the abbreviation of?
Syd. is the abbreviation of Sydney.

Words near Syd. in the dictionary

  1. sycoryctines
  2. sycoses
  3. sycosis
  4. Sycze
  5. Syd
  6. Syd.
  7. Sydallt
  8. Sydenham
  9. Sydenham Damerel
  10. Sydenham Hill
  11. Sydenham's chorea

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