su

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UK/suː/Canada, US/su/

proper noun

A diminutive of the female given name Susan and of its variant forms.

CommonScrabble 2

Meanings

su1

nounsu (plural su)
  1. alternativeAlternative form of xu (“former Vietnamese currency”).

    100 su = 1 Vietnam dong

    1970, Bernard John Hurren, Airports of the World, page 105
    1 more example

    Old people pine for the days when a serving of rice cost a 100 su coin.

    2015, Kim Huynh, Vietnam as if...: Tales of youth, love and destiny, page 4

Su2

proper noun

alternative Sue

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Susan and of its variant forms.

    "I am sure nobody would mind," said Susan; "it isn't as if we wanted to take them out of the house; we shan't take them even out of the wardrobe." "I never thought of that, Su," said Peter.

    1950, C. S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Fontana Lions, published 1980, →ISBN, page 54

Su3

proper noun

alternative Sue

  1. A Chinese surname from Mandarin.

Su4

nounSu (uncountable)

alternative Sue

  1. abbreviationuncountableAbbreviation of Sunday.

SU5

proper noun

alternative S.U.

  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Soviet Union: a former country in Europe and Asia.

    Synonyms: USSR, CCCP, SSSR

  2. Any of several universities:
    1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Sabancı University.
    2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Salisbury University.
    3. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Seattle University.
    4. abbreviationAbbreviation of Seton Hall University.
    5. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Shippensburg University.
    6. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Silliman University.
    7. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Silpakorn University.
    8. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Sofia University.
    9. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of South University.
    10. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Stanford University.
    11. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Stellenbosch University.
    12. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Stockholm University.
    13. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Syracuse University.
nounSU (plural SUs)

plural SUs · alternative S.U.

  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of students' union.
  2. abbreviationalgebraAbbreviation of special unitary group.
  3. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of state university.
  4. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of statistical unit.

SU6

proper noun

alternative S.U.

  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of North Sumatra: a province of Indonesia.

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

Su · proper noun

Clipping.

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Su · proper noun

From Mandarin 蘇/苏 (sū).

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SU · proper noun, noun

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SU · proper noun

  1. IndonesianSU
  2. EnglishSU

From Indonesian SU, initialism of Sumatra Utara.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Sounds the same

souSuesue (yod-dropping)souSuesue (yod-dropping)souSuesue (yod-dropping)
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APA

su. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/su

MLA

“su.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/su. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “su,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/su.

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