Suva

American

[soo-vah] / ˈsu vɑ /

noun

a seaport in and the capital of Fiji, on Viti Levu island.

Suva British

/ ˈsuːvə /

noun

the capital and chief port of Fiji, on the SE coast of Viti Levu; popular tourist resort; University of the South Pacific (1968). Pop: 219 000 (2005 est)

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed the pact with his Fijian counterpart Sitiveni Rabuka during a trip to capital Suva.

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

"The cells that we thought to be unprogrammable, in fact are," Suva said.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026

The causes, Suva said, included concentration issues as workers' bodies struggled to adapt to extreme heat, and lack of sleep, again caused by the heat.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2025

The university is owned by 12 Pacific Island nations and its main campus is in Suva.

From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2024

On March 10 our station held communication with Suva at a distance of two thousand four hundred miles; a remarkable performance for a one-and-a-half-kilowatt wireless set.

From The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 by Mawson, Douglas, Sir

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