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Saaremaa proper noun The largest island of Estonia. Saare County in Estonia. Historical Estonian eldership. Saarland proper noun One of the component states of Germany according to the current administrative division of the nation. adjective Relating to or of the Saarland. --> Sabah proper noun State in eastern Malaysia which has Kota Kinabalu as its capital. Sacramento proper noun The capital city of California Sahara proper noun A desert in North Africa Sahel proper noun a region in Africa, between the Sahara to the north and a more humid zone (Sudan) to the south. Saigon proper noun The former name of Ho Chi Minh City, the biggest city of Viet Nam. Salamanca proper noun A city in west Spain, capital of the province of Salamanca A province in west Spain Salem proper noun The capital city of Oregon The former name of Jerusalem A city in Massachusetts Salerno proper noun A province of Campania, Italy. A town, the capital of Salerno. Salina proper noun a female given name Salisbury proper noun A city in Wiltshire, England saltillo noun In Mexican languages, especially Nahuatl, a glottal stop or fricative sound. An apostrophe used to represent this sound. Salt Lake City proper noun The capital city of Utah, USA. Salvador proper noun (given name, male, , ) of Spanish origin. The state capital of Bahia in Brazil. Salzburg proper noun A state of western Austria. The capital of the state of Salzburg. Samar proper noun An island of the Philippines, located in the Visayas Samoa proper noun Country in Oceania. Official name: Independent State of Samoa. Samos noun A city and an island in the eastern part of the Aegean. A prefecture in the eastern part of the Aegean that includes the island along with the islands of Icaria and Fourni. San Diego proper noun A city in southwest California. Places named after Saint Diego (acquired from Spanish) Sandwich proper noun a town in Kent, south-east England, one of the historic Cinque Ports an English habitational surname originating from this town one of several younger towns named after the town in Kent or a person bearing the surname: Sandwich, Massachusetts, pop. 20,136 (2000) Sandwich, Illinois, pop. 6,509 (2000) Sandwich, New Hampshire, pop. 1,286 (2000) San Francisco proper noun (wikipedia, San Francisco (disambiguation), San Franscisco) A county, city and mission in California, the United States. The native people from this region in California. The native language spoken in this region of California. Places named after Saint Francis (acquired from Spanish) sanger noun (context, AU, informal) A sandwich. San Marino proper noun Country in Europe. Official name: Republic of San Marino. The capital of San Marino. San Salvador proper noun The capital of El Salvador. Santa proper noun Santa Claus (given name, female, ) Santa Catarina proper noun State in southern Brazil which has Florianópolis as its capital. Santa Cruz proper noun (wikipedia, Santa Cruz) A city, county and mission in California. The native people from that area of California. The native people's language from that area of California. A city in Bolivia. A city in Portugal. A district in the Azores. A small place in New Mexico. Santa Fe proper noun The capital city of the state of New Mexico Santiago proper noun Capital city of Chile Santo Domingo proper noun The capital of the Dominican Republic. Saragossa proper noun The former name of Zaragoza. Sarajevo proper noun The capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina. A canton of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sarawak proper noun State in eastern Malaysia which has Kuching as its capital. Sardinia proper noun An island and region of Italy. Sark proper noun One of the Channel Islands. Sassari proper noun A province of Sardinia, Italy. The capital of Sassari. satsuma noun a type of tangerine, grown in Kyushu, Japan: Citrus reticulata SAU initialism in New Hampshire, U.S.A., it stands for "School Administrative Unit". Saudi Arabia proper noun Country in the Middle East, named after the Saud family. Official name: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Sauternes noun A region of France producing dessert wines. Wines produced in Sauternes, including the immensely esteemed and immensely expensive Chí¢teau d'Yquem. Savannah proper noun A river and cities in the U.S. (given name, female) of modern usage from the word savannah or from the place name; also spelled Savanna. save noun In various sports, a block that prevents an opponent from scoring The goaltender made a great . (baseball) When a relief pitcher comes into a game with a 3 run or less lead, and his team wins while continually being ahead Jones retired seven to earn the . (professional wrestling slang) A point in a professional wrestling match when one or more wrestlers run to the ring to aid a fellow wrestler who is being beaten. The giant wrestler continued to beat down his smaller opponent, until several wrestlers ran in for the . (trans-top, block that prevents an opponent from scoring) Norwegian: redning (trans-mid) (trans-bottom) verb (sav, ing) (transitive) To help (somebody) to survive, or keep (somebody) from harm. (transitive) To keep (something) safe; to safeguard. (transitive) To store for future use. (transitive) To conserve or prevent the waste, wasting of. (transitive) To obviate or make unnecessary. (context, transitive, computing) To copy (a file) to disk. (context, transitive, theology) To redeem or protect someone from eternal damnation. (intransitive) To economize or avoid waste. (context, transitive, and, intransitive) To accumulate money or valuables. Savona proper noun A province of Liguria, Italy. The capital of Savona. Savoy noun (sometimes savoy) A hardy cabbage with dense, crinkled leaves. proper noun A historical region of western Europe. Saxony proper noun One of the component states of Germany according to the current administrative division of the nation. SC abbreviation South Carolina, a state of the United States of America. Superior Court. Supreme Court. StarCraft?, a strategy PC game. Status conference. Settlement Conference. Small claims. State College, as used with proper names. Senior Counsel Security Council of the United Nations Scandinavia proper noun The Scandinavian peninsula (Norway and Sweden). Any of the Nordic countries: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and the Faeroe Islands. Scarborough proper noun A coastal town in England. Schleswig-Holstein proper noun One of the component states of Germany according to the current administrative division of the nation. Schwyz proper noun A canton of Switzerland. A town in Switzerland, the capital of the canton of Schwyz. Scone proper noun A village north of Perth in Scotland; the coronation site of Scottish kings until 1651 Scotland proper noun A country in northwest Europe to the north of England and forming part of the United Kingdom. Scottsdale proper noun a town located in Arizona SD abbreviation South Dakota, a state of the United States of America. standard deviation, Standard deviation, a mathematical measure of the spread of a list of numbers Sheriff's Department seaside noun (plural: seasides) The area by and around the sea; bay; beach; promenade Classic song: : I do like to be beside the ! : Oh, I do like to be beside the sea! : I do like to stroll along the prom, prom, prom, : While the brass band plays tiddleyompompom! : Oh, just let me be beside the seaside! : I'll be beside myself with glee. : There are lots of girls, besides, : That I'd like to be beside, : Beside the , beside the sea. This summer, I'm going to the at Weymouth - I'm very excited about it! Seattle proper noun Seaport and largest city in the State of Washington, USA. sedan noun an enclosed windowed chair suitable for a single occupant, carried by at least two porters, in equal numbers in front and behind, using wooden rails that passed through metal brackets on the sides of the chair (context, US, Australia) The most common body style for modern cars, with a boot or trunk. Selangor proper noun State in western Malaysia which has Shah Alam as its capital. Senegal proper noun Country in Western Africa. Official name: Republic of Senegal. Senegalese noun A person from Senegal or of Senegalese descent. adjective Of, from, or pertaining to Senegal, the Senegalese people or the Senegalese language. Seoul proper noun Capital of South Korea. Serbia proper noun a country in southeastern Europe Sergipe proper noun State in north-eastern Brazil which has Aracaju as its capital. Severn proper noun (rivers) A river of England and Wales that flows into the Bristol Channel. Seville proper noun A city in Andalusia, Spain. Seychelles proper noun Country in East Africa. Official name: Republic of Seychelles. Seymour proper noun (given name, male). A common surname. Shah Alam proper noun The state capital of Selangor (Malaysia). Shannon proper noun (rivers) The longest river in the British Isles, that flows through Ireland into the Atlantic Ocean. An Irish surname, derived from Shanahan (context, mostly, US) (given name, male) derived from the river (context, mostly, US) (given name, female) derived from the river Sharon proper noun (given name, female, , ). (UK derogatory slang) A working-class female. Shawnee proper noun a Native American people from Ohio; a member of this tribe; their language a female given name, derived from the people Sheffield proper noun A city in Yorkshire, England. Sheridan proper noun An Irish surname; the Anglicised form of Gaelic í“ Sirideí¡in An male given name transferred from the surname The Irish playwright w:Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Richard Brinsley Sheridan Any of many placenames Sherman proper noun An English occupational surname for a sheep-shearer An American surname derived from the German Schuermann An Ashkenazic Jewish occupational surname for a tailor A male given name derived from the surname A w:Sherman tank, Sherman tank, main Allied battle tank in World War II Sherwood proper noun An English habitational surname derived from Sherwood Forest Shetland Islands proper noun A group of islands of Scotland, roughly north-east of the Orkney Islands. The region of Scotland comprising these islands. Shikoku proper noun The fourth largest of Japan's islands Shillong proper noun The state capital of Meghalaya (India). Shillong is a lovely hill station and a popular tourist destination in North Eastern India. It is about 100 kilometers from Guwahati and is accessible by car or bus and by helicopters. Shire proper noun a fictional region in w:J. R. R. Tolkien, J. R. R. Tolkien's w:The Lord of the Rings, The Lord of the Rings. w:Bilbo Baggins, Bilbo Baggins was born in the . Shirley proper noun An English surname (given name, female, ). (rarely) A male given name derived from the surname. Shizuoka proper noun A prefecture in Japan. Prefecture capital of Shizuoka. Something related with Shizuoka. Shoshone proper noun An amerind ethnic group of North America, especially of Wyoming and Idaho. The Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Shoshone people. The w:Shoshone National Forest, Shoshone National Forest in Wyoming. Shreveport proper noun A city in the state of Louisiana, America Shrewsbury proper noun A town and the county town of Shropshire, England. Shropshire proper noun An inland county of England bordered by the English counties of Cheshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and the Wales, Welsh county of Powys and county borough of Wrexham. Siam proper noun The former name of Thailand Siberia proper noun The region of Russia in Asia, stretching from the Urals to the Pacific Ocean. Sicily proper noun An autonomous region and island of Italy. Sidney proper noun (plural Sidneys) A surname. (given name, male), transferred use of the surname since the eighteenth century; diminutive Sid (given name, female), twentieth century usage, more often in the form Sydney. Siena proper noun A province of Tuscany, Italy. The capital city of Siena. Sierra Leone proper noun Country in Western Africa. Official name: Republic of Sierra Leone. Sikh noun an adherent of Sikhism adjective of, or relating to the Sikhs or to Sikhism Sikkim proper noun State in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital. Silesia proper noun A region of central Europe. Singapore proper noun Country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of Singapore. Skagerrak proper noun The marine passage between Norway and Denmark, formerly also included the passage between Sweden and Denmark now called the Kattegatt. Skopje proper noun The capital of the Republic of Macedonia, also known as FYROM or the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Slovenia proper noun A country in Central Europe. Official name: Republic of Slovenia, "Republika Slovenija" Snowdon proper noun a mountain in Wales the Earl of Snowdon several small places in England an English habitational surname for someone who lived in any of these places Society Islands proper noun A group of islands in the South Pacific; part of French Polynesia Sofia proper noun The capital city of Bulgaria Soho proper noun An area of central London's West End An area of New York City, "SOuth of HOuston Street" solo noun A piece of music for one performer. A job or performance (e.g., an airplane flight) done by one person alone. A card game similar to Whist in which each player plays against the others in turn without a partner. adjective Without a companion or instructor Of, for, or played as a musical solo. Solomon Islands proper noun Country in Melanesia. Official name: Solomon Islands. solon noun a man who is a respected legislator in national or international affairs Solothurn proper noun A canton of Switzerland. A city in Switzerland, the capital of the canton of Solothurn. Somalia proper noun Country in Eastern Africa. Official name: Somali Republic. Somaliland noun a region of eastern Africa that comprises Somalia, Djibouti and parts of Ethiopia the unrecognized independent state - Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliland Somerset proper noun A maritime county in the west of England bordered by Gloucestershire, Bristol, Wiltshire, Dorset, Devon, the Severn estuary and the Bristol channel. Somme proper noun One of the départements of Picardie, France sound noun A sensation perceived by the ear caused by the vibration of air or some other medium. (He turned when he heard the of footsteps behind him.) Nobody made a . A vibration capable of causing this. verb (intransitive) To produce a sound. When the horn sounds, be careful. (rfex) (transitive) To state or utter, especially with deliberation; to repeat. (transitive) To cause to produce a sound. He sounds* the instrument.* (intransitive) To arise or to be recognizable as arising within a particular area of law. "There can be no doubt that claims brought pursuant to Â§ 1983 in tort." -City of Monterey v. Del Monte Dunes at Monterey, Ltd., 526 U.S. 687, 709 (1999). adjective (sounder, soundest) healthy, Healthy. He was safe and . complete, Complete, solid, or secure. Fred assured me the floorboards were . (context, British, slang) Good or a good thing. "How are you?" - "I'm ." That's a track you're playing. South Africa proper noun Country in southern region of the African continent. Official name: Republic of South Africa. South America proper noun The continent that is the southern part of the Americas. It is east of the Pacific Ocean, west of the Atlantic Ocean, south of North America and north of Antarctica, and consists of the following countries: Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Falkland Islands (UK) French Guiana (France) Guyana Paraguay Peru South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (UK) Suriname Uruguay Venezuela Southampton proper noun a city in southern England South Australia proper noun One of the six states of Australia, located in the central southern part of the continent, with its capital at Adelaide. South Carolina proper noun A (USstate) Capital: Columbia. South China Sea proper noun The western arm of the Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines. South Dakota proper noun A north-central state of the United States of America. Capital: Pierre. West of Minnesota, south of North Dakota, north of Nebraska. southeast noun The direction of the cardinal compass point halfway between south and east, specifically 135Â°, abbreviated as SE. adjective (US) or south-east (UK) Towards the southeast (UK: south-east); southeastwards. southeastern (UK: south-eastern), southeasternmost; occupying a position that is relatively southeast of another. Southeast Asia proper noun A subregion of Asia, comprising the territories of Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (formerly known as Burma), the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Southend-on-Sea proper noun Southend-on-sea, Sea A coastal town in Essex, England, on the Thames estuary southern adjective Of, facing, situated in, or related to the south. Of or pertaining to a southern region, especially Southern Europe. The southern climate. Of a wind: blowing from the south; southerly. Southerner noun Someone who comes from the south of a certain place South Holland proper noun A province of the Netherlands. South Island proper noun One of the two major islands making up New Zealand. Also known as the mainland. South Korea proper noun Country in East Asia. Official name: Republic of Korea. South Shetland Islands proper noun A group of islands in the Antarctic Circle, lying north of the Antarctic Peninsula. South Shields proper noun Town in the Northeast of England in the County of Tyne and Wear. Southwark proper noun A borough of London, to the south of the River Thames, consisting of the historic borough plus the Pool of London and Bankside. southwest noun The compass point halfway between south and west, specifically 225Â°, abbreviated as SW. adjective Towards the southwest, southwestwards, southwestern South Yemen proper noun A country in the Middle East from 1967 until 1990, full name People's Democratic Republic of Yemen. South Yorkshire proper noun (from 1974) A metropolitan county in the north east of England comprising the southern part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. category:English counties Soviet Union noun the The name for a constitutionally socialist state in Eurasia that existed from 1922 to 1991. Spa proper noun A town located in the Belgian province of Liège, famous for its hot springs. Spain proper noun Country in Europe. Member state of the European Union. Official name: Kingdom of Spain (Reino de Espaí±a). sparks noun (plural of, spark) verb (third-person singular of, spark) Spartan proper noun A citizen of Sparta. adjective Of or relating to Sparta or its citizens. speedway noun (uncountable) a form of motorcycle racing on dirt tracks using motorcycles with neither brakes nor gears a racetrack for this and similar sports (context, mostly, US) a road for high speed traffic; an expressway Spencer proper noun An English occupational surname from someone worked in a spense (larder of medieval monastery). (given name, male) derived from the surname, used since the nineteenth century. w:Edmund Spencer, Edmund Spencer, English poet. Spitsbergen proper noun The largest island of Svalbard. Split proper noun A port of Croatia. spree noun A merry frolic; especially, a drinking frolic. Springfield proper noun Any number of towns; see for details A surname springs noun (plural of, spring) verb (third-person singular of, spring) Sri Lanka proper noun Country in South Asia. Official name: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Srinagar proper noun State capital of Jammu and Kashmir (India). Stafford proper noun The county town of Staffordshire; several other places of the same name An English habitational surname from the placename Staffordshire proper noun An inland county of England bordered by Shropshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire. Stalin proper noun w:Joseph Stalin, Joseph Stalin, Bolshevik revolutionary Stanislav proper noun a male given name of east European origin; alternative form of Stanislaw Stanley proper noun (given name, male). Stanton proper noun Any of several placenames in England from Saxon words meaning stone and enclosure A habitational surname from either of these places Stara Zagora proper noun a town in central Bulgaria Staten Island proper noun One of the five boroughs of New York, New York, situated south-southwest of Manhattan. St. Bernard noun see Saint Bernard sterling noun the currency of the United Kingdom; especially the pound former British gold or silver coinage of a standard fineness: for gold 0.91666 and for silver 0.925. sterling silver, or articles made from this material adjective of, or relating to British currency, or the former British coinage of, relating to, or made from sterling silver high quality Stevenage proper noun A new town in north Hertfordshire, part of London"s commuter belt. St. George's proper noun The capital of Grenada. A town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. A town on Bermuda. A town in North Somerset, UK. St. John's proper noun The capital of Antigua and Barbuda. The provincial capital and largest city of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Stockholm proper noun The capital of Sweden. stow verb to stow to put something away in a compact and tidy manner to put something away to store it in a space saving manner and over long time Strand proper noun (wikipedia, Strand, London) (the) Strand (London) a street in Westminster running from Trafalgar Square to Fleet Street Strasbourg proper noun A city in the région of Alsace, France; previously part of Germany. Stratford proper noun The name of various cities, towns and boroughs in the United States of America, USA, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. See w:Stratford, the full list. This year, I'll be going to Stratord* on holiday. I heard it's lovely in May.* Stuart proper noun A Scottish surname, a variant of Stewart. (given name, male, , ). Stuttgart proper noun The capital of Baden-Wí¼rttemberg, Germany. subcontinent noun A large landmass which is either smaller than a continent (such as Greenland), or part of an even larger continent (such as the Indian subcontinent). Sucre proper noun The constitutional capital of Bolivia. Sudan proper noun Country in Northeast Africa. Official name: Republic of Sudan. Often used with the definite article "the". A climatic zone characterized by savannas and mosaic forests running in a belt just south of the Sahel in West and East Africa Former name for the present day country of Mali when it was under French colonial rule (Soudan) Sudeten proper noun a series of mountains in Central Europe (Czechia, Poland, Germany). Sudetenland proper noun a region in Czechia. Suez Canal proper noun Suez canal, Canal A canal linking the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Suffolk proper noun A maritime county in the east of England bordered by Norfolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire and the North Sea. Sulawesi proper noun The world's eleventh-largest island, a part of Indonesia; formerly known as Celebes. sulphur noun (the only spelling in UK and India and an alternative spelling in Australia and New Zealand; see also "Alternative spellings" in the entry for sulfur) An alternative spelling of sulfur (see "Alternative spellings" on that page) Sumatra proper noun The largest island of Indonesia. Sumbawa proper noun A volcanic island of Indonesia, home to Mount Tambora summit noun (countable) a peak; the top of a mountain In summer, it is possible to hike to the of Mt. Shasta. (countable) a gathering or assembly of leaders They met for an international on environmental issues. verb (italbrac, hiking, climbing) To reach the summit of a mountain. Sunderland proper noun a city in Tyne and Wear, England category:Cities sunrise noun The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon. I'll meet you at the docks at . The change in color of the sky at sunrise. Did you see the beautiful this morning? (figurative) Any great awakening. It was the of her spirit. adjective Pertaining to an unusually early time of day. The -service will be at 6:30AM. superior noun A person of higher rank or quality. The senior person in a monastic community. adjective higher in rank or quality. Rebbecca had always thought shorts were far to pants, as they didn't constantly make her legs itch. located above Suriname proper noun A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Suriname. Surrey proper noun An inland county of England bordered by London, Buckinghamshire, Middlesex, Kent, Sussex and Berkshire. Sussex proper noun A maritime county in the south-east of England (now divided into east- and west-), bordered by Surrey, Kent, Hampshire and the English Channel. Sutherland proper noun A surname. Suva proper noun The capital of Fiji. Svalbard proper noun A group of islands north east of Greenland; a territory of Norway. Official name: . Swansea proper noun a city in South Wales Swaziland proper noun Country in Southern Africa. Official name: Kingdom of Swaziland. Sweden proper noun One of the Scandinavian countries. Official name: Kingdom of Sweden (Konungariket Sverige). Capital: Stockholm. Swift Current proper noun (wikipedia, Swift Current, Saskatchewan) a city in Saskatchewan, Canada Switzerland proper noun A sovereign country in south central Europe. It is bordered on the west by France, the east by Austria and Liechtenstein, the north by Germany, and the south by Italy. Official languages are German, French, Italian and Ladin, Romansch. Official name: Swiss Confederation. Sydney proper noun (plural: Sydneys) A male or female given name. A seaport and the state capital of New South Wales, Australia. A former city, now part of the amalgamated Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. Dharuk, an Aboriginal language of Australia. Syracuse proper noun Province of Sicily, Italy. City and port in the province of Syracuse. A city in New York, New York state. Small municipality, municipalities, each with less than 2000 inhabitants, in the United States, American states of Indiana, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, and Utah. A type of red wine. Syria proper noun Country in the Middle East. Official name: Syrian Arab Republic.

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