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PRONUNCIATION OF SURABAYA

Surabaya  [ˌsʊərəˈbaɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SURABAYA

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Surabaya 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 SURABAYA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Surabaya

Surabaya

Surabaya is Indonesia's second-largest city with a population of over 3.1 million, and the capital of the province of East Java. It is located on the northern shore of eastern Java at the mouth of the Mas River and along the edge of the Madura Strait. To some Indonesians, it is known as "the city of heroes" due to the importance of the Battle of Surabaya in galvanizing Indonesian and international support for Indonesian independence during the Indonesian National Revolution. Surabaya is also known as the birthplace of Indonesia first president, Sukarno.

Definition of Surabaya in the English dictionary

The definition of Surabaya in the dictionary is a port in Indonesia, on E Java on the Surabaya Strait: the country's second port and chief naval base; university ; fishing and ship-building industries; oil refinery. Pop: 2 599 796 Former spelling: Soerabaja.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SURABAYA


abaya
əˈbaɪə
buyer
ˈbaɪə
byre
baɪə
desire
dɪˈzaɪə
dire
daɪə
empire
ˈɛmpaɪə
entire
ɪnˈtaɪə
fire
faɪə
higher
ˈhaɪə
hire
ˈhaɪə
homebuyer
ˈhəʊmˌbaɪə
inspire
ɪnˈspaɪə
prior
ˈpraɪə
require
rɪˈkwaɪə
Soerabaja
ˌsʊərəˈbaɪə
supplier
səˈplaɪə
Surabaja
ˌsʊərəˈbaɪə
tire
ˈtaɪə
via
ˈvaɪə
wire
waɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SURABAYA

Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Judicature
supreme sacrifice
Supreme Soviet
Supreme Truth Cult
supremely
supremeness
supremity
supremo
Supt
suq
Suqutra
Sur
sura
Surabaja
Surabaya Strait
suraddition
surah
Surakarta

WORDS THAT END LIKE SURABAYA

Ayutthaya
Bodh Gaya
calisaya
Celaya
Chao Phraya
Gaya
Himalaya
Irian Jaya
jambalaya
Jaya
kabaya
kerbaya
khaya
Malaya
Meghalaya
papaya
playa
Putrajaya
Sarvodaya
shaya

Synonyms and antonyms of Surabaya in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Surabaya» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SURABAYA

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

Translator English - Chinese

泗水
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Surabaya
570 millions of speakers

English

Surabaya
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सुरबाया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سورابايا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Сурабая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Surabaya
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সুরাবযা
260 millions of speakers

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Surabaya
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Surabaya
190 millions of speakers

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Surabaya
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スラバヤ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수 라바 야
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Surabaya
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Surabaya
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுரபாய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुरबाया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Surabaya
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Surabaya
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Surabaya
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Сурабая
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Surabaya
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Σουραμπάγια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Surabaya
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Surabaya
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Surabaya
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Surabaya

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SURABAYA»

The term «Surabaya» is very widely used and occupies the 7.948 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SURABAYA» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SURABAYA»

Discover the use of Surabaya in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Surabaya and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Scottish Banker of Surabaya
The fifth installment in the wildly popular Ava Lee series, The Scottish Banker of Surabaya exposes the dark world of money laundering and the Italian mob.
Ian Hamilton, 2013
2
Surabaya, City of Work: A Socio-Economic History, 1900-2000
MAPS El Sena, CV. 1997. Kotamadya Dati II Surabaya menuju metropolitan. Surabaya. 1: 28,000. Gemeente Surabaja (Surabaya municipality). 1940. Kon. Instituut voor de Tropen. KMS. 1977. Team Master Plan, Surabaya 2000. May.
Howard W. Dick, 2003
3
The Daughter of the Maestro: Life in Surabaya, Shanghai, and ...
Intertwined with her father's life, Floria, the Maestro's daughter, shares her memoirs, from being born in Surabaya, Java to her English schooling in Shanghai and trips to Italy.
Floria Paci Zaharoff, 2005
4
Streets and Children in Surabaya
independence, was born and educated in Surabaya; Indonesia's most famous author, Pramoedya Ananta Toer, set the start of his historical fiction epic Bumi Manusia [translated by Max Lane as "This Earth of Mankind"] here at the turn of the ...
Stephen Christopher Brown, 2009
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Indonesia
(daily; 48hr); Probolinggo (hourly; 2-3hr); Situbondo (hourly; 4hr); Surabaya ( every 20min; 1hr 30min-2hr SOmin); Yogyakarta (hourly; 7-9hr). Mojokerto to: Surabaya (every 20min: 1hr 30min-2hr). Pacitan to: Blitar (hourly; 4-5hr); Jakarta (18 ...
‎2003
6
Indian Communities in Southeast Asia (First Reprint 2006)
Surabaya, as the entrepot centre for the entire eastern Indonesian archipelago, attracted most of the enterprising Sindhi firms. The towns adjoining it were also used as starting points for those who were newcomers. Very often, these were men ...
K S Sandhu, A Mani, 1993
7
Southeast Asia
(hourly; 7hr); Denpasar (daily; 15hr); Jakarta (daily; 15hr); Pasuruan (hourly; 1- 2hr); Probolinggo (hourly; 2-3hr); Situbondo (hourly; 4hr); Solo (7hr); Surabaya ( every 20min; 1hr 30min-2hr 30mm); Yogyakarta (hourly; 7-9hr). Pangandaran to:  ...
‎2002
8
Hydraulic Modeling: Proceedings of the International ...
The first point is west Surabaya (Karang Jamuang), it is the part which Madura strait opens in Java Sea, and the ocean is faced alone within the observation point. The second point is Surabaya harbor (Surabaya Harbor), it is near for the area ...
Vijay P. Singh, Il Won Seo, Jung H. Sonu, 1999
9
The Sex Sector: The Economic and Social Bases of ...
For example, in Surabaya, the Resident established three brothel kampungs ( hamlets or villages) in an effort to keep venereal disease under control, and prostitutes were not permitted to operate outside these brothel kampungs. All prostitutes ...
Lin Lean Lim, 1998
10
Asian Tourism: Growth and Change
Tourism is growing quite rapidly, as evidenced by the 'Surabaya Big Sale' event in May 2006, which received 682,324 visitors, a 98.5 per cent increase over 2005 (STPB, 2006). An important tourism asset is the heritage buildings, which are ...
Janet Cochrane, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SURABAYA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Surabaya is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Surabaya's Juanda Airport Reopened
Surabaya's Juanda International Airport, which was closed on Thursday because of volcanic ash spewing from Mount Raung, was reopened on Friday morning, ... «Jakarta Globe, Jul 15»
2
Volcano ash shuts Indonesia's Surabaya airport during holiday rush …
The shutdown of the international airport serving Surabaya, on the main island of Java, came days after the airport on the nearby holiday island of Bali was ... «Channel News Asia, Jul 15»
3
Dozens of endangered cockatoos found crammed into plastic bottles
... plastic confines by Indonesian customs officials at Tanjung Perak port in Surabaya, Indonesia, after they spotted the consignment of illegally-trafficked birds. «CNN, May 15»
4
Three bodies of AirAsia crash victims flown to Surabaya
Kotabaru, South Kalimantan (ANTARA News) - Three more bodies of AirAsia flight QZ8501 victims were flown to Juanda International Airport, Surabaya, East ... «ANTARA, Jan 15»
5
AirAsia admits 'administrative negligence' on route authority request
Indonesia AirAsia has conceded it did not officially have the authority to operate the Surabaya-Singapore route on Sundays when its Airbus A320-200 operating ... «ATWOnline, Jan 15»
6
Andrew Roger to be sentenced in Surabaya District Court on Monday
Andrew Roger, 52, has been in Indonesian custody for eight months after police found marijuana, crystal meth and various pills in his home at Surabaya, East ... «NEWS.com.au, Jan 15»
7
AirAsia Flight QZ8501: We have approvals to fly to Surabaya, says …
The Transportation Ministry suspended AirAsia's flight permit for the Surabaya-Singapore The Transportation Ministry suspended AirAsia's flight permit for ... «The Straits Times, Jan 15»
8
AirAsia Passengers Remembered With Prayer in Surabaya Churches
SURABAYA, Indonesia—Relatives of the many Christian passengers on AirAsia ... At Surabaya's Mawar Sharon Christian megachurch, more than 2,500 people ... «Wall Street Journal, Jan 15»
9
US embassy in Indonesia issues security alert for city of Surabaya
"The U.S. Embassy has been made aware of a potential threat against U.S.-associated hotels and banks in Surabaya, Indonesia," the embassy said in a ... «Yahoo News, Jan 15»
10
Grief as first AirAsia Flight 8501 victim returned to family, buried after …
Officials handed over Hayati Lutfiah Hamid's body to relatives in a brief ceremony at a police hospital in Surabaya, Indonesia, where the plane took off. A relative ... «New York Daily News, Jan 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Surabaya [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/surabaya>. May 2024 ».
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