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Suzhou.

A prefecture-level city of Jiangsu, China, between Lake Tai and the Yangtze River.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈsuˈt͡ʃoʊ/General-American/ˈsuˈd͡ʒoʊ/General-American/suːˈt͡ʃəʊ/Received-Pronunciation/suːˈd͡ʒəʊ/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A prefecture-level city of Jiangsu, China, between Lake Tai and the Yangtze River.

  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. Su, a former imperial prefecture in modern Jiangsu, China, surrounding the city.

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Where this word comes from

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

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  1. A prefecture-level city of Anhui, China.

Where this word comes from

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

name/ˈsuˈt͡ʃoʊ/General-American/ˈsuˈd͡ʒoʊ/General-American/suːˈt͡ʃəʊ/Received-Pronunciation/suːˈd͡ʒəʊ/Received-Pronunciation
  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.

Where this word comes from

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

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