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

This song, also known as “The Old Folks at Home,” became the most-performed song of 19th-century minstrel shows, and was adopted as the state song of Florida, through which the Suwannee River flows, in 1935.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

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 • Aug. 29, 2023

From 2013 through 2109, Jeffrey 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 • Sep. 7, 2022

Fox News reached out the Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office and the Tampa Police Department for more information but did not immediately hear back.

From Fox News • Jan. 17, 2022

Yesterday he missed from 50 yards, but he hit from 30 and 38 in a 20-14 win over Suwannee.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor