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Surrey

name · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈsʌɹi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Northern-England: /ˈsʊɹi/
  • Scotland: /ˈsʌɾe/
  • Canada, General-American: /ˈsɝɹi/
  • rhymes with -ʌɹi
  • General-American: /ˈsʌɹi/
  • General-American: /ˈsə-/
  • CMU ARPABET: S ER1 IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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Meaning 1

An inland county of South East England, bordered clockwise by Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning 2

The easternmost of the three historical counties of Jamaica, bordered by the county of Middlesex in the west; named after the English county.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning 3

A city in British Columbia, Canada, near Vancouver.

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Meaning 4

A township in Clare County, Michigan, United States.

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Meaning 5

A city in Ward County, North Dakota, United States.

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noun

Meaning 6

A light horse-drawn carriage with forward-facing seats accommodating two or four people, popular in the United States; a motorized carriage of similar design.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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Meaning 7

a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; has two or four seats

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: carriage, equipage, rig

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noun

Meaning 8

a county in southeastern England on the Thames

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: county

History

Etymology

From Old English Sūþrigē, Sūþrigēa (“southern region”), from sūþerne (“southern”) + -gē (“district, region”).

From the Surrey cart, a type of carriage originally made in the county of Surrey in England, UK, and introduced into the USA in 1872.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سُرِّي (surrī) — county in the south east of England
  • Chinese Mandarin: 薩里郡 (Sàlǐjùn) — county in the south east of England
  • Georgian: სარი (sari) — county in the south east of England
  • Georgian: სურეი (surei) — county in the south east of England
  • Hindi: सरी (sarī) — county in the south east of England
  • Korean: 서리 (seori) — county in the south east of England
  • Marathi: सरी (sarī) — county in the south east of England
  • Old English: Sūþriġe — county in the south east of England
  • Polish: Surrey — county in the south east of England
  • Portuguese: Surrey — county in the south east of England
  • Russian: Суррей (Surrej) — county in the south east of England
  • Scots: Surrey — county in the south east of England
  • Spanish: Surrey — county in the south east of England
  • Ukrainian: Суррей (Surrej) — county in the south east of England
  • Chinese Mandarin: 薩里郡 (Sàlǐjùn) — historical county of Jamaica
  • Jamaican Creole: Sori — historical county of Jamaica
  • Korean: 서리 (seori) — historical county of Jamaica
  • Marathi: सरी (sarī) — historical county of Jamaica
Real reading context

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