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sz

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abbreviation

  1. Swaziland

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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This is Siesta of a Hungarian Snake: s sz sz SZ sz SZ sz Zs zs Zs zs zs z Morgan was born into a middle-class family in Hyndland, in Glasgow's west end.

From The Guardian Aug. 19, 2010

It sounded like the sz that means “die.”

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

English Sounds. c ts ch h cz ch rz r followed by the French j sz sh szcz shch w v ż j In this transliteration ch retains its ordinary English sound.

From The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

S is pronounced as sh in English, the sound of simple s being represented by sz.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various

In the silence the voice of Yachkovich is heard with increasing shrillness; not having a front tooth, whenever he has to pronounce sz, he utters a prolonged hiss.

From Hania by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

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