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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of eastern China west of Shanghai. The capital (6th–5th century BC) of an ancient feudal kingdom, Suzhou is famous for its beautiful bridges and pagodas and for its silk industry.

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  • proper noun a city in the Jiangsu province of eastern China

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From Mandarin 苏州

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