Surabaya

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US/ˌsʊɹəˈbɑjə/UK/ˌsʊəɹəˈbɑːjə/

proper noun

The capital and largest city of East Java, Indonesia.

OriginIndonesian Surabaya ← Javanese ꦱꦸꦫꦧꦪ →
Less commonScrabble 13
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The capital and largest city of East Java, Indonesia.

Origin

  1. Javaneseꦱꦸꦫꦧꦪ
  2. IndonesianSurabaya
  3. EnglishSurabaya

From Indonesian Surabaya, from Javanese ꦱꦸꦫꦧꦪ (surabaya), from ꦱꦸꦫ (sura, “white shark”) + ꦧꦪ (baya, “crocodile”).

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Translations

Arabic سُورَابَايَا
  • سُورَابَايَا (sūrābāyā)city in Indonesia
Bengali সুরাবায়া
  • সুরাবায়া (śurabaẏa)city in Indonesia
Bulgarian Сурабая
  • Сурабая (Surabaja)city in Indonesia
Catalan Surabaya
  • Surabayacity in Indonesia
Chinese Cantonese 泗水
  • 泗水 (si³ seoi²)city in Indonesia
Chinese Mandarin 泗水, 蘇臘巴亞 /苏腊巴亚
  • 泗水 (Sìshuǐ)city in Indonesia
  • 蘇臘巴亞 /苏腊巴亚 (Sūlàbāyà)city in Indonesia
Czech Surabaja
  • Surabajacity in Indonesia
Danish Surabaya
  • Surabayacity in Indonesia
Dutch Surabaya
  • Surabayacity in Indonesia
Estonian Surabaya
  • Surabayacity in Indonesia
Finnish Surabaya
  • Surabayacity in Indonesia
French Surabaya
  • Surabayacity in Indonesia
German Surabaya
  • Surabayacity in Indonesia
Greek Σουραμπάγια
  • Σουραμπάγια (Sourampágia)city in Indonesia
Hebrew סורבאיה
  • סורבאיהcity in Indonesia
Hindi सुराबया
  • सुराबया (surābyā)city in Indonesia
Hungarian Surabaya
  • Surabayacity in Indonesia
Indonesian Surabaya
  • Surabayacity in Indonesia
Italian Surabaya
  • Surabayacity in Indonesia
Japanese スラバヤ
  • スラバヤ (Surabaya)city in Indonesia
Korean 수라바야
  • 수라바야 (Surabaya)city in Indonesia
Latvian Surabaja
  • Surabajacity in Indonesia
Lithuanian Surabaja
  • Surabajacity in Indonesia
Malay Surabaya
  • Surabayacity in Indonesia
Persian سورابایا
  • سورابایا (surâbâyâ)city in Indonesia
Polish Surabaja
  • Surabajacity in Indonesia
Portuguese Surabaya, Surabaia
  • Surabayacity in Indonesia
  • Surabaiacity in Indonesia
Romanian Surabaya
  • Surabayacity in Indonesia
Russian Сураба́я
  • Сураба́я (Surabája)city in Indonesia
Spanish Surabaya
  • Surabayacity in Indonesia
Swedish Surabaya
  • Surabayacity in Indonesia
Tagalog Surabaya
  • Surabayacity in Indonesia
Tamil சுராபாயா
  • சுராபாயா (curāpāyā)city in Indonesia
Thai สุราบายา
  • สุราบายา (sù-raa-baa-yaa)city in Indonesia
Turkish Surabaya
  • Surabayacity in Indonesia
Urdu سورابایا
  • سورابایا (sorābāyā)city in Indonesia
Cite this entry
APA

Surabaya. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Surabaya

MLA

“Surabaya.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Surabaya. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Surabaya,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Surabaya.

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