Suwannee

[ suh-won-ee, -waw-nee, swon-ee, swaw-nee ]

noun

1. a river in SE Georgia and N Florida, flowing SW to the Gulf of Mexico. 240 miles (386 km) long.

Suwannee

/ sʊˈwɒnɪ /

noun

1. a river in the southeastern US, rising in SE Georgia and flowing across Florida to the Gulf of Mexico at Suwannee Sound. Length: about 400 km (250 miles)

Example Sentences

Alapaha, one of the higher tributary streams of the Suwannee river, in Florida.

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He could hear Bob playing: "Way down upon de Suwannee ribber" on his concertina, and it made him nice and sad.

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These limestones were named for deposits recognized along the Suwannee river and at Marianna, Florida.

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