Meanings
- The capital city of Fiji.
Suva is the capital of the Fiji Islands
1895, United States, Bureau of Foreign Commerce, Highways of Commerce, Government Printing Office, page 6511 more example
A subsidy, at the rate of £ 1,800 per annum, is paid to the Fiji Shipping Company, Limited, in respect of a steamer service between Suva and Labasa via coastal ports
1924, Colonial Reports, Annual, H.M. Stationery Office, page 30- metonymicallyThe Fijian government.
Suva's relations with Wellington and Canberra turned frosty
1992, New Zealand International Review, volume 17, page 103 more examples
the Bainimarama government's refusal to accept PNG High Commissioner Eafeare as the dean of Suva's diplomatic corps caused diplomatic tensions in late 2013
2016, Alex Stewart, edited by Stephanie Lawson, Steven Ratuva, The People Have Spoken, ANU Press, page 239With the Vuvale Union and the Veitacini Treaty, Canberra and Suva chart a new course for regional security.
2026, Grant Wyeth, “From Partnership to Union: Australia and Fiji Sign 2 New Security Agreements”, in The DiplomatAustralia can now count on Fiji as an ally as Anthony Albanese declares a diplomatic triumph in sealing two new major agreements with Suva.
2026, Tess Ikonomou, “Australia and Fiji upgrade relationship with alliance”, in InDailySouthAustralia
Origin
- FijianSuva
- EnglishSuva
Borrowed from Fijian Suva, from suva (“mound”), from Proto-Central Eastern Oceanic *supa.
More words from Fijian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Suva
- Suvacapital of Fiji
Arabic سُوفَا
- سُوفَا (sūfā)capital of Fiji
Bengali সুভা
- সুভা (śubha)capital of Fiji
Bulgarian Су́ва
- Су́ва (Súva)capital of Fiji
Chinese Mandarin 蘇瓦 /苏瓦
- 蘇瓦 /苏瓦 (Sūwǎ)capital of Fiji
Czech Suva
- Suvacapital of Fiji
Danish Suva
- Suvacapital of Fiji
Finnish Suva
- Suvacapital of Fiji
French Suva
- Suvacapital of Fiji
German Suva
- Suvacapital of Fiji
Greek Σούβα
- Σούβα (Soúva)capital of Fiji
Hebrew סובה
- סובה (suva)capital of Fiji
Hindi सुवा
- सुवा (suvā)capital of Fiji
Indonesian Suva
- Suvacapital of Fiji
Japanese スバ
- スバ (Suba)capital of Fiji
Korean 수바
- 수바 (Suba)capital of Fiji
Malay Suva
- Suvacapital of Fiji
Persian سووا
- سووا (suvâ)capital of Fiji
Polish Suva
- Suvacapital of Fiji
Portuguese Suva
- Suvacapital of Fiji
Russian Су́ва
- Су́ва (Súva)capital of Fiji
Slovak Suva
- Suvacapital of Fiji
Spanish Suva
- Suvacapital of Fiji
Tagalog Suva
- Suvacapital of Fiji
Tamil சுவா
- சுவா (cuvā)capital of Fiji
Thai ซูวา
- ซูวาcapital of Fiji
Turkish Süva
- Süvacapital of Fiji
Ukrainian Су́ва
- Су́ва (Súva)capital of Fiji
Urdu سووا
- سووا (suvā)capital of Fiji
Vietnamese Xu-va
- Xu-vacapital of Fiji
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Suva
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Cite this entry
Suva. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Suva
“Suva.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Suva. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Suva,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Suva.
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