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Sousa

American  
[soo-zuh, -suh] / ˈsu zə, -sə /

noun

  1. John Philip, 1854–1932, U.S. band conductor and composer.


Sousa British  
/ ˈsuːzə /

noun

  1. John Philip. 1854–1932, US bandmaster and composer of military marches, such as The Stars and Stripes Forever (1897) and The Liberty Bell (1893)

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Thanks to him, we marched into school these mornings to John Philip Sousa strains.

From Literature

John Philip Sousa and his band performed it at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893.

From The Wall Street Journal

“He groused, ‘Look, we played straight Sousa marches in the last war, and we did all right, didn’t we?’

From The Wall Street Journal

Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has issued a statement expressing his "sympathy and solidarity with the families affected by this tragedy".

From BBC

In neighbouring Portugal, where fires are also blazing, another firefighter was killed on Sunday in a "tragic" traffic accident, President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said.

From BBC