Suwannee

American  

[suh-won-ee, -waw-nee, swon-ee, swaw-nee] / səˈwɒn i, -ˈwɔ ni, ˈswɒn i, ˈswɔ ni /

Also Swanee

noun

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

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Suwannee British  

/ 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)

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Example Sentences

Points along the state’s west coast could see a surge of up to 15 feet: “Potential peak surge amounts are 10 to 15 feet from the Anclote River to Englewood, 8 to 12 feet from Englewood to Bonita Beach, 5 to 10 feet from the Anclote River to Chassahowitzka, 3 to 5 feet from Chassahowitzka to Yankeetown, and 2 to 4 feet from Yankeetown to the Suwannee River.”

From Los Angeles Times

The storm’s main farm impacts occurred in Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee and Taylor counties in an area between the Gulf of Mexico and the Georgia state line.

From Seattle Times

“This one feels different,” said Mitchell Wright as he pushed an icebox onto his truck to take it to higher ground outside of Suwannee Spirits, a convenience store on the main stretch of the city’s Second Street.

From New York Times

Suwannee County, in north-central Florida, ordered the mandatory evacuation of low-lying or flood-prone areas starting at noon Tuesday.

From New York Times

From 2013 through 2019, Siegmeister was the elected state attorney for the 3rd Judicial Circuit of Florida, covering the counties of Columbia, Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee and Taylor.

From Seattle Times