Suzhou
English
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editEtymology 1
editFrom the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 蘇州/苏州 (Sūzhōu).
Proper noun
editSuzhou
- A prefecture-level city in Jiangsu, China, between Lake Tai and the Yangtze River.
- 2021 July 14, “China hotel collapse death toll climbs to 17: reports”, in EFE[1], archived from the original on 14 July 2021[2]:
- 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.
- Synonym of Suzhou Creek.
- (historical) Su, a former imperial prefecture in modern Jiangsu, China, surrounding the city.
Synonyms
editDerived terms
edit- Suzhounese (demonym, dialect)
- Suzhou numeral
Translations
editChinese city in Jiangsu
Etymology 2
editFrom the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 宿州 (Sùzhōu).
Proper noun
editSuzhou
- A prefecture-level city in Anhui, China.
- 2022 July 5, Zixu Wang, “Covid Outbreak Emerges in China’s Anhui Province”, in The New York Times[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 5 July 2022, The Coronavirus Pandemic:
- 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.
Translations
editChinese city in Anhui
Etymology 3
editFrom the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 肅州/肃州 (Sùzhōu).
Proper noun
editSuzhou
- A district of the prefecture-level city of Jiuquan, Gansu, China.
- A town in the county-level city of Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Gansu, China.
Translations
editFrench
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 蘇州/苏州 (Sūzhōu).
Proper noun
editSuzhou f
- Suzhou (a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu, China)
- Suzhou Creek
- Synonyms: Sou-Tchéou-Creek, Wusong
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- en:Cities in Jiangsu
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- en:Historical political subdivisions
- en:Cities in Anhui
- en:Places in Anhui
- en:Places in Gansu
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- en:Towns in China
- en:Rivers in China
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- fr:Suzhou
- fr:Cities in Jiangsu
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- fr:Rivers in China
- fr:Shanghai