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Surrey¹
- /ˈsʌɹi/ UK
- /ˈsʊɹi/ Northern England
- /ˈsʌɾe/ Scotland
- /ˈsɝɹi/ Canada, US
Rhymes with -ʌɹi
Where it comes from
From Old English Sūþrigē, Sūþrigēa (“southern region”), from sūþerne (“southern”) + -gē (“district, region”).
proper noun
- An inland county of South East England, bordered clockwise by Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire.
- The easternmost of the three historical counties of Jamaica, bordered by the county of Middlesex in the west; named after the English county.
- A city in British Columbia, Canada, near Vancouver. Shortly after Surrey high school student Hamed Nastoh (called a “faggot” by classmates) killed himself by jumping off a bridge, James Chamberlain wrote a letter to the editor of a small newspaper called the Peace Arch News.
- A township in Clare County, Michigan, United States.
- A city in Ward County, North Dakota, United States.
surrey²
- /ˈsʌɹi/ UK
- /ˈsʌɹi/ US
- /ˈsə-/ US
Rhymes with -ʌɹi
Where it comes from
From the Surrey cart, a type of carriage originally made in the county of Surrey in England, UK, and introduced into the USA in 1872.
noun surreys
- 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. The Surrey must be looked upon as the spring novelty in the way of road-wagons.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sussex, syrian, stc, sari, curzon, suri, carriage, buggy, wagonette, phaeton, landau, barouche, victoria, cabriolet, hansom, coach
Translations
Talk about this word "surrey." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/surrey. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. surrey. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/surrey "surrey." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/surrey.Cite this
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title = {surrey},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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