SUTHERLAND


Meaning of SUTHERLAND in English

I. Suth ‧ er ‧ land, Dame Joan /ˈsʌðələnd $ -ðər-, dʒəʊn/ BrE AmE

(1926–) an Australian ↑ opera singer, who is thought to be one of the most important ↑ soprano s (=women with high singing voices) of the 20th century. She is known as La Stupenda because of the great beauty of her singing, and she sang in opera houses all over the world from the 1950s to the 1980s.

II. Sutherland, Don ‧ ald /ˈdɒn ə ld $ ˈdɑː-/ BrE AmE

(1935–) a Canadian film actor whose films include Mash , Don’t Look Now , and Cold Mountain . His son, Keifer Sutherland, is also an actor.

III. Sutherland, Graham BrE AmE

(1903–80) a British artist, known especially for his picture of Winston ↑ Churchill , which Lady Churchill (Churchill's wife) later burned because she did not like it

IV. Sutherland, Kei ‧ fer /ˈkiːfəʳ/ BrE AmE

(1966–) a Canadian film and television actor whose films include The Lost Boys and Young Guns . He is especially well-known for playing the part of ↑ agent Jack Bauer in the television series 24 . His father, Donald Sutherland, is also an actor.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.