The Sun is the star at the centre of the Solar System. Sun (n) may also refer to: - Sun in human culture
- Solar deity
- Sun (astrology)
- Sun (hieroglyph) of ancient Egypt
- Sun-rising (hieroglyph) of ancient Egypt
- Sun unit, a unit of solar irradiation
- Sun Microsystems, a computer system, storage and software company
- The Sun (Tarot card), a trump or "Major Arcana" card
- The Sun (film), 2005 film about Emperor Hirohito meeting General Douglas MacArthur
- "The Sun", a frequently-used name for a public house
- Sun, a traditional Japanese measure of length, corresponding to the Chinese cun
- Sun, Louisiana, a village in Louisiana, United States
- Sun River, a river in Montana, United States
[edit] Periodicals [edit] Newspaper companies and chains - Sun Media, an owner of several newspapers in Canada
- Sun Newspapers, a chain of 22 weekly newspapers serving 72 different communities in the Greater Cleveland and Akron, Ohio areas
[edit] Canadian newspapers owned by Sun Media [edit] Other current or recent newspapers - The Sun (newspaper), a British tabloid newspaper
- The Budapest Sun, a newspaper published in Hungary
- The Sun Daily, a Chinese language-newspaper in Hong Kong
- The Sun (Lowell), a newspaper in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
- The SUN (Hong Kong), an English-language newspaper for Filipinos in Hong Kong
- The Sun (Hummelstown), a newspaper in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, USA
- The Sun (Malaysia), a major English-language newspaper in Malaysia
- The Sun (San Bernardino), a daily newspaper in San Bernardino, California, USA
- The Sun (Nigeria), a daily English-language newspaper based in Lagos, Nigeria, Africa
- Sun (supermarket tabloid), a United States supermarket tabloid
- Sun Herald, a daily newspaper in the Gulf Coast of the United States
- The Baltimore Sun, a major broadsheet newspaper in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Kitsap Sun, a daily newspaper in Bremerton, Washington, USA
- Vancouver Sun, a daily newspaper in British Columbia, Canada
- Chicago Sun-Times, a daily newspaper in Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Herald Sun, a newspaper in Melbourne, Australia
- The Sun-Herald, a Sunday tabloid newspaper in Sydney, Australia
- The Sun (Sheridan), a newspaper covering Sheridan, Oregon, USA
- The Las Vegas Sun, a daily newspaper in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
- South Florida Sun-Sentinel, a daily newspaper in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
- Arizona Daily Sun, a daily newspaper in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
- The Gainesville Sun, a daily newspaper in Gaineville, Florida, USA
- The Westerly Sun, a daily newspaper in Westerly, Rhode Island
- Brandon Sun, a daily newspaper in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
[edit] Historical newspapers [edit] Other periodicals - The Sun (magazine), a nonprofit literary magazine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
[edit] Other organizations, companies, and products - Sun Microsystems, is a Silicon Valley based multinational vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information technology services
- Connecticut Sun, a Women's National Basketball Association team
- Sunoco, The Sun Company, previously the Sun Oil Company of Ohio
- Sunstone Circuits, a PCB manufacturer
- Phoenix Suns, a professional basketball team
- Soul of the Ultimate Nation, a massive multiplayer online role-playing game
- Sun Cellular, one of the three major mobile telecommunications providers in the Philippines
- Sun (motorcycle), a British motorcycle manufacturer
- Sun Sports, a Florida sports broadcasting network
- S.U.N. an abbreviation for Soul of the Ultimate Nation, a fantasy-based massive multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) produced by Webzen, a Korean-based company.
[edit] People named Sun - Sun (surname), Chinese family name
- Ho Yeow Sun (born 1972), Singaporean pop singer famous in Asia and the United States
- Sun Mingming (born 1983), Chinese basketball player
- Sun Myung Moon (born 1920), Korean founder and leader of the Unification Church
- Sun Jihai (born 1977), Chinese soccer player
- Stefanie Sun (born 1978), Singaporean pop singer
- Sun Tzu (6th century BC), military general of the State of Wu and author of The Art of War
- Sun Yat-sen (1866–1925), Chinese revolutionary leader
- Zhi-Wei Sun (born 1965), Chinese mathematician
- Sun Ra (1914–1993), jazz musician
[edit] Prominent figures during the Three Kingdoms period - Sun Jian (155–191), military general loyal to the emperor of the Han Dynasty
- Sun Ce (175–200), son of Sun Jian and a rising warlord in southeastern China
- Sun Quan (182–252), younger brother of Sun Ce and the first emperor of the Kingdom of Wu
- Sun Xiu (235–264), third emperor of the Kingdom of Wu
- Sun Hao (242–284), final emperor of Wu
- Sun Liang (243–260), emperor of Wu
- Sun Shangxiang (184–?), daughter of Sun Jian, married to Liu Bei (founder of the Kingdom of Shu)
[edit] Vehicle classes - The Sun (band), a rock and roll group from Columbus, Ohio
- The Sun (Estonian band), a rock band from Estonia fronted by Tanel Padar
- Sun (Australian band), an Australian folk-pop group featuring Oren Ambarchi
- Sun (R&B band), band that was active mainly during the late 1970s
- Sunn O))), a band whose name is pronounced 'sun'
- Sun Records, a record label from Memphis, Tennessee
- Sun International Records, a record label
- The Sun (Cat Empire album), a 2002 alternative album by Cat Empire
- The Sun (FanFan album), a 2001 album by FanFan
- The Sun (Fridge album), a 2007 post-rock album by Fridge
- Sun (German Crossover Band)
[edit] Acronyms or code - Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, a university located in Naples, Italy
- Scientific Users Nineteenhundred (SUN), the user group for ICT/ICL 1900 computers
- SUN-TV (株式会社サンテレビジョン), a TV station in Japan
- SUN TV, marketing name for CKXT-TV in Toronto, Ontario
- Sunny Bay Station (MTR code), a Mass Transit Railway station in Yam O, Hong Kong
- Friedman Memorial Airport (IATA airport code), an airport near Hailey, Idaho, United States
- SU(n), in mathematics, the special unitary group of degree n
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