Surrey

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An inland county of South East England, bordered clockwise by Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire.
  2. The easternmost of the three historical counties of Jamaica, bordered by the county of Middlesex in the west; named after the English county.
  3. A city in British Columbia, Canada, near Vancouver.
  4. A township in Clare County, Michigan, United States.
  5. A city in Ward County, North Dakota, United States.
noun
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

/ˈsʌɹi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-surrey.wav /ˈsɝɹi/ /ˈsə-/

Word forms

Surrey surreys

Etymology

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

Related words

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 薩里郡 Jamaican Creole: Sori Korean: 서리 Marathi: सरी
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