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Meaning of "sulu" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SULU

sulu  [ˈsuːluː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SULU

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sulu is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SULU MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sulu

Sulu, , is an autonomous island province of the Philippines located in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Its capital is Jolo and it occupies the middle group of islands of the Sulu Archipelago, between Basilan and Tawi-Tawi.

Definition of sulu in the English dictionary

The definition of sulu in the dictionary is a type of sarong constituting the national dress of Fiji, and worn by both men and women.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SULU


blew
bluː
blue
bluː
clue
kluː
flew
fluː
flu
fluː
Gazankulu
ˌɡazaŋˈkuːluː
glue
ɡluː
Honolulu
ˌhɒnəˈluːluː
KwaZulu
kwɑːˈzuːluː
Lemalu
ləˈmɑːluː
loo
luː
lou
luː
loup
luː
lulu
ˈluːluː
mooloo
ˈmuːluː
poilu
ˈpwɑːluː
pulu
ˈpuːluː
Tuvalu
ˌtuːvəˈluː
ulu
ˈuːluː
Waterloo
ˌwɔːtəˈluː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SULU

sulphurous acid
sulphurously
sulphurousness
sulphurwort
sulphury
sulphuryl
sultan
sultan-like
sultana
sultana cake
sultanate
sultaness
sultanic
sultanship
sultrier
sultriest
sultrily
sultriness
sultry

WORDS THAT END LIKE SULU

avian flu
Bangweulu
bird flu
Gelibolu
iglu
impundulu
Kinabalu
Kota Kinabalu
Lake Bangweulu
lu
Makalu
ormolu
Oulu
plu
swine flu
Tamiflu
the flu
tolu
voulu
Zulu

Synonyms and antonyms of sulu in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sulu» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SULU

Find out the translation of sulu to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sulu from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sulu» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

苏禄
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sulu
570 millions of speakers

English

sulu
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Sulu
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سولو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Сулу
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Sulu
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Sulu
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sulu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sulu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sulu
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スールー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

술루
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sulu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Sulu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சூலு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सलू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sulu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sulu
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Sulu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Сулу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Sulu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sulu
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Sulu
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sulu
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Sulu
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sulu

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SULU»

The term «sulu» is very widely used and occupies the 20.202 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SULU» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sulu» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sulu» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sulu

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SULU»

Discover the use of sulu in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sulu and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Sulu Zone, 1768-1898: The Dynamics of External Trade, ...
The book deals with a fascinating geographical, cultural, and historical "border zone" centered on the Sulu and Celebes Seas between 1768 and 1898, and its complex interactions with China and the West.
James Francis Warren, 2007
2
The Sulu Arms Market: National Responses to a Regional Problem
Situated in a remote area long a historical buffer zone between competing political entities, the Sulu Arms Market is an illicit market of a typical form in that it is both a source and a destination for less-than-legal guns.
Lino Miani, 2011
3
Ukkil: Visual Arts of the Sulu Archipelago
This book shows, through painstaking research and documentation of artifacts and practices, how art pervades the everyday life of the people of the Sulu Archipelago, such that no divide exists between beauty and function, between artistry ...
Ligaya Fernando-Amilbangsa, 2005
4
International Dictionary of Historic Places: Asia and Oceania
Location: City and island in the southern Philippines, in the Sulu Archipelago. Description: Formerly the center of the Muslim sultanate of Sulu; currently part of the autonomous region of Muslim Mindanao. The island's and city's name has been ...
Trudy Ring, Robert M. Salkin, Sharon La Boda, 1996
5
Active Margins and Marginal Basins of the Western Pacific
SULU BASIN 5.7. Introduction The Sulu Sea is a small yet complex marginal basin lying between northern Borneo and the Philippines (Figure 8). The submerged, northeast-trending Cagayan ridge divides the Sulu Sea into two distinct basins, ...
Brian Taylor, James Natland, 1995
6
Readings on Islam in Southeast Asia
Ahmad Ibrahim, Sharon Siddique, Yasmin Hussain. 1450 A.D. This calculation of Saleeby is not found in his above-mentioned book but in an unpublished essay entitled "The Establishment of the Mohammedan Church in Sulu and Mindanao:  ...
Ahmad Ibrahim, Sharon Siddique, Yasmin Hussain, 1985
7
Star Trek: The Captain's Table #1: James T. Kirk & Hikaru ...
Chapter Two SULU THE RESOUNDING CRASH of furniture interrupted Captain Kirk's story. Hikaru Sulu swung around to see what kind of trouble might be brewing in the shadowy depths of the Captain's Table. All he saw was the female  ...
L.A. Graf, 1998
8
A Local Church Living for Dialogue: Muslim-Christian ...
Interreligious dialogue is an essential dimension of mission.
William Larousse, 2001
9
Ultrahigh-pressure Metamorphism and Geodynamics in ...
The. Sulu. UHP. Terrane: A. Review. of. the. Petrology. and. Structural. Geology. SIMON. WALLIS,. Department of Geology and Mineralogy, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8107 Japan. MASAKI. ENAMI,. Department of Earth and Planetary ...
Wallace Gary Ernst, J. G. Liou, 2000
10
Southeast Asia: A Historical Encyclopedia, from Angkor Wat ...
In addition, because of the strategic location of Ilanun villages along the shores bordering Illana Bay, their home area also acted as a regional conduit for trade goods flowing from Sulu and the Malayo- Indonesian world. Initially, the Ilanun ...
Keat Gin Ooi, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SULU»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sulu is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Abu Sayyaf frees 18-year-old kidnap victim in Sulu
An 18-year-old woman abducted by the Abu Sayyaf Group in Zamboanga del Sur in March was released in downtown Jolo in Sulu Monday afternoon, Sulu ... «GMA News, Jul 15»
2
PNP headquarters in Sulu bombed; at least 17 wounded
ZAMBOANGA CITY – At least 17 policemen and civilians were wounded when two explosions took place inside the Sulu provincial police compound in Jolo ... «Inquirer.net, May 15»
3
2 soldiers, 6 Abu Sayyaf bandits killed in Sulu clash
(Updated 8:01 p.m.) Two soldiers were killed while 15 others were injured in a clash with at least 300 Abu Sayyaf group members in Sulu on Thursday, ... «GMA News, Apr 15»
4
Abu's Sahiron wounded in Sulu fighting?
MANILA, Philippines - Abu Sayyaf leader Radulan Sahiron could have been among the bandits wounded in a clash in Barangay Buhanginan, Sulu last Friday. «Philippine Star, Feb 15»
5
7 dead as Abu Sayyaf, military special forces clash in Sulu
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Five Abu Sayyaf bandits and two soldiers were killed during a fresh clash in Sulu on Wednesday, a military spokesperson, said. Capt. «Inquirer.net, Feb 15»
6
Swiss hostage escapes Abu Sayyaf in Sulu
Rustico Guerrero, head of the military's Western Mindanao Command (WesMinCom), said members of the Joint Task Force Sulu spotted Lorenzo Vinciguerra, ... «GMA News, Dec 14»
7
Abu Sayyaf sub-leader killed in Sulu clash, military claims
The military killed nine Abu Sayyaf bandits, including a sub-leader of the group, in a clash in Talipao, Sulu on Friday afternoon, the spokesman of the Armed ... «GMA News, Nov 14»
8
21 civilians killed in Sulu ambush
MANILA, Philippines (6th UPDATE) – As Muslims all over the world observe Eid al-Fitr, at least 21 civilians including a 7-year-old girl were killed in Talipao, Sulu ... «Rappler, Jul 14»
9
7 soldiers killed, 13 wounded in Sulu encounter
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines - - Fighting erupted between government troops and the Abu Sayyaf group in a village of Patikul town, Sulu Thursday morning, ... «Philippine Star, Jun 14»
10
1 soldier, 14 Abu Sayyaf killed in Sulu clashes
“We have a heavy firefight that ensued between the Marines and the Abu Sayyaf Group at Sitio Kan Jimao...in Patikul, Sulu, Zagala said. He initially said that one ... «Rappler, Apr 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Sulu [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sulu>. Apr 2024 ».
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