Sullivan

[ suhl-uh-vuhn ]

/ ˈsʌl ə vən /

noun

Annie Anne Mansfield Sullivan Macy, 1866–1936, U.S. teacher of Helen Keller.

Sir Arthur (Seymour), 1842–1900, English composer: collaborator with Sir William Gilbert.

Ed(ward Vincent), 1902–74, U.S. journalist and television host.

Harry Stack

[stak], /stæk/, 1892–1949, U.S. psychiatrist.

John L(awrence), 1858–1918, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1882–92.

Louis Hen·ri

[hen-ree], /ˈhɛn ri/, 1856–1924, U.S. architect.

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sulk, sulky, Sulla, sullage, sullen, Sullivan, Sullom Voe, sully, Sully-Prudhomme, sulph-, sulphanilamide

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Sullivan has by then moved in to help and he seeks to complete the arrest of the first man.
Protesters Slimed This Good Samaritan Cop|Michael Daly|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Shaheen campaign pounced, spending part of the next day hitting the hustings in Sullivan County.
New Hampshire Says ‘No’ to Interloper Scott Brown|David Freedlander|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sanford hits back at Sullivan, who “has certainly not lived up to this clause.”
Mark Sanford’s Epic Facebook Overshare|Olivia Nuzzi|September 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
From Dirty Dancing to plain dirty: Sullivan County—100 miles from New York City—once had more than 500 resorts.
The Ghost Hotels of the Catskills|Brandon Presser|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“The reporting of the facts is the same, essentially,” Sullivan writes.
Why America Must Stop Comparing Ukraine To World War II|Will Cathcart|March 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"I'll do it," said Sullivan, and within a few minutes I was advised that Sullivan's credit was unquestioned.
My Adventures with Your Money|George Graham Rice
Miss Fuller and Miss Sullivan could understand me, but most people would not have understood one word in a hundred.
Story of My Life|Helen Keller
Moreover, love in the Gilbert and Sullivan operas is treated with cruel levity.
Our Stage and Its Critics|"E.F.S." of "The Westminster Gazette"
Sullivan detached Poor to gain the rear, while he attacked them in front with artillery.
The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 2 of 2|Edgerton Ryerson
All of them have written oratorios, but without lasting success except in the case of Sullivan's "Golden Legend."
Musical Criticisms|Arthur Johnstone

British Dictionary definitions for Sullivan

Sullivan

/ (ˈsʌlɪvən) /

noun

Sir Arthur (Seymour). 1842–1900, English composer who wrote operettas, such as H.M.S. Pinafore (1878) and The Mikado (1885), with W. S. Gilbert as librettist

Louis (Henri). 1856–1924, US pioneer of modern architecture: he coined the slogan "form follows function"

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