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Sutherland

American  
[suhth-er-luhnd] / ˈsʌð ər lənd /

noun

  1. Earl Wilbur, Jr., 1915–74, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1971.

  2. George, 1862–1942, U.S. politician and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1922–38.

  3. Dame Joan, 1926–2010, Australian soprano.

  4. Also called Sutherlandshire.  a historic county in N Scotland.


Sutherland 1 British  
/ ˈsʌðələnd /

noun

  1. Graham. 1903–80, English artist, noted for his work as an official war artist (1941–44), for his tapestry Christ in Majesty (1962) in Coventry Cathedral, and for his portraits

  2. Dame Joan, 1926–2010 known as La Stupenda. Australian operatic soprano

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Sutherland 2 British  
/ ˈsʌðələnd /

noun

  1. (until 1975) a county of N Scotland, now part of Highland

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That's exactly the case for Sutherland's son Eamon, 14, who finally had a chance to join in, after years of watching from the sidelines.

From BBC

When he got the script, though, he saw only one role for someone his age, and that job — playing President Snow — already belonged to Donald Sutherland.

From Los Angeles Times

Martin Sutherland was the chief executive of the trust and Martin Reeves was the CEO of Coventry City Council during this period.

From BBC

Sutherland's representatives did not immediately respond to requests for comment from AFP.

From Barron's

Sutherland, known for roles such as special agent Jack Bauer on Fox's 24, and as the US president in Designated Survivor, is the son of actor Donald Sutherland.

From BBC