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Meaning of SUR

Pronunciation:  sûr

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks
 

SUR is a 3 letter word that starts with S.

 

 Synonyms: Tyre
 
 See Also: city, Lebanese Republic, Lebanon, metropolis, port, urban center

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Sur-\ [F. sur over, above, contr. fr. L. super, supra. See
{Super-}.]
A prefix signifying over, above, beyond, upon.

 
Glossary
 
 Definition:  that withdraws or departs; rebellion
 

 

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