Sulu

[ soo-loo ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural Su·lus, (especially collectively) Su·lu.

a member of the most numerous tribe of Moros, living chiefly in the Sulu Archipelago.

In truth, the Sultan of Sulu was probably quite as unable as he was unwilling to carry out its provisions.

It was in Bongao we first made the acquaintance of Toolawee, the chief vigilante of Sulu.

She has a strong face, one of the most intelligent that we saw in Sulu.

An atoll in the Sulu Archipelago that had been 270 overlooked—that was really the incredible part of it.

Not even a Dyak or Sulu could have squeezed his way in or out by it, and there was nothing for it but to retrace our steps.

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