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Sun may refer to:

the Sun, in astronomy, the star in our solar system
Solar system in astrology, its astrological significance
Sun Microsystems, a semiconductor and software manufacturer
Sun (name), a Chinese family name
Connecticut Sun, a Women's National Basketball Association team
SUN-TV, (株式会社サンテレビジョン;, Kabushiki-Gaisha San Terebijon) is a TV station in Japan
Sunoco, The Sun Company, previously the Sun Oil Company of Ohio
The Sun (Tarot card), a Major Arcana card
The Sun (band), a Rock and Roll group from Columbus, Ohio
The Sun (song), by Maroon 5.

People

Sun Jihai (b. 1977), a Chinese soccer player currently playing for Manchester City
Stefanie Sun (b. 1978), a Singaporean pop singer
Sun Tzu (6th century BC), military general of the State of Wu and author of The Art of War
Sun Wukong, Monkey King, central character of Journey to the West
Sun Yat-sen (1866 – 1925), Chinese revolutionary leader
Zhi-Wei Sun (b. 1965), a Chinese mathematician
Sun Zhonghua, a Chinese peasant woman executed because she refused to be sterilized

Military generals during the Three Kingdoms period

Sun Jian (155 – 191)
Sun Ce (175 – 200)
Sun Quan (182 – 252)

Newspapers

The Sun, a British tabloid
New York Sun, a broadsheet newspaper
New York Sun (historical), an earlier and unrelated New York newspaper
The Baltimore Sun, a broadsheet newspaper
Chicago Sun-Times
Vancouver Sun, by CanWest Global Communications
The Sun (Malaysia), a minor English language newspaper in Malaysia
The Sun Daily, a Chinese language newspaper in Hong Kong
The Sun News-Pictorial, a fromer morning tabloid in Melbourne, Australia, now merged with the Herald Sun
Herald Sun
Sun (supermarket tabloid) a US supermarket tabloid

Owned by Sun Media

This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sun.
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-*In [[astronomy]], the '''[[Sun]]''' is the star in our [[solar system]], and a "sun" is the [[star]] around which no star bodies orbit, also called an object's "primary".
-*The astrological significance of the Sun is described in the article [[Solar system in astrology]].
-*The technology company, '''[[Sun Microsystems]]''' is a [[Silicon Valley]]-based [[computer]], [[semiconductor]] and [[software]] manufacturer.
-**Sun Microsystems' signature [[operating system]] was '''[[Solaris Operating Environment|SunOS]]''', now known as [[Solaris Operating Environment|Solaris]]
+'''Sun''' may refer to:
-*The [[name]] '''[[Sun (name)|Sun]]''' is a [[Chinese family name]] ({{zh-stp|s=孙|t=孫|p=Sūn}}). Notable people named Sun include
-**[[Sun Jian]] (155 &ndash; 191), [[Sun Ce]] (175 &ndash; 200) and [[Sun Quan]] (182 &ndash; 252), military generals and [[warlord]]s during the [[Three Kingdoms]] period
-**[[Sun Jihai]] (b. 1977), a Chinese [[football (soccer)|soccer]] player currently playing for [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
-**[[Stefanie Sun]] (b. 1978), a [[Singapore]]an [[pop music|pop]] [[singer]]
-**[[Sun Tzu]] (6th century BC), military general of the [[State of Wu]] and author of ''[[The Art of War]]'', an influential ancient Chinese book on military strategy
-**[[Sun Wukong]], often referred to as Monkey King, central character of the classical [[Chinese literature]] ''[[Journey to the West]]'' by [[Wu Cheng'en]]
-**[[Sun Yat-sen]] (1866 &ndash; 1925), Chinese revolutionary leader who co-founded the [[Kuomintang]] and served as first provisional president of the [[Republic of China]]
-**[[Zhi-Wei Sun|Sun Zhiwei]] (b. 1965), a Chinese [[mathematics|mathematician]]
-**[[Sun Zhonghua]], a Chinese [[peasant]] woman executed because she refused to be sterilized
+*the [[Sun]], in astronomy, the star in our solar system
-* There are a number of [[newspaper]]s called '''''The Sun''''':
+*[[Solar system in astrology]], its astrological significance
-** ''[[The Sun]]'', a [[Britain|British]] [[tabloid]]
+*[[Sun Microsystems]], a semiconductor and software manufacturer
-** ''[[New York Sun]]'', a [[broadsheet]] newspaper
+*[[Sun (name)]], a Chinese family name
-** ''[[New York Sun (historical)|New York Sun]]'', an earlier and unrelated New York newspaper
+* [[Connecticut Sun]], a Women's National Basketball Association team
-** ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'', a [[broadsheet]] newspaper
+* [[SUN-TV]], (株式会社サンテレビジョン;, Kabushiki-Gaisha San Terebijon) is a TV station in Japan
-** ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'',
+* [[Sunoco]], The Sun Company, previously the Sun Oil Company of Ohio
-** Several tabloids owned by [[Sun Media]] including
-*** ''[[Calgary Sun]]'' of [[Calgary, Alberta]]
+* [[The Sun (Tarot card)]], a Major Arcana card
+* [[The Sun (band)]], a Rock and Roll group from Columbus, Ohio
-*** ''[[Edmonton Sun]]'' of [[Edmonton, Alberta]]
-*** ''[[Ottawa Sun]]'' of [[Ottawa, Ontario]]
+* ''[[The Sun (song)]]'', by [[Maroon 5]].
-*** ''[[Toronto Sun]]'' of [[Toronto, Ontario]]
-*** ''[[Winnipeg Sun]]'' of [[Winnipeg, Manitoba]]
-** ''[[Vancouver Sun]]'', a newspaper by [[CanWest Global Communications]]
-** ''[[The Sun (Malaysia)|The Sun]]'', a minor [[English language]] newspaper in [[Malaysia]]
-** ''[[The Sun Daily]]'', a [[Chinese language]] newspaper in [[Hong Kong]]
-** ''[[The Sun News-Pictorial]]'', a morning tabloid in [[Melbourne, Australia]] for many years, until it merged with its afternoon broadsheet sister paper ''The Herald'' to form the ''[[Herald Sun]]''. It is similar in scope to the UK ''Sun''.
-** ''[[Sun (supermarket tabloid)]]'' is also the name of a [[supermarket tabloid]] published in the [[United States]] by [[American Media]], Inc. The first death during the [[2001 anthrax attacks]] was a photo editor of this paper who worked at their [[Boca Raton, Florida]] offices.
+==People==
-* The '''[[Connecticut Sun]]''' are a [[Women's National Basketball Association]] team based in [[Uncasville, Connecticut]].
-* '''[[SUN-TV]]''' (株式会社サンテレビジョン;, Kabushiki-Gaisha San Terebijon) is a [[television station]] in [[Hyogo Prefecture]], [[Japan]].
+*[[Sun Jihai]] (b. 1977), a Chinese soccer player currently playing for Manchester City
-* The Sun Company, previously the Sun Oil Company of Ohio, changed its name in 1998 to '''[[Sunoco]]'''.
+*[[Stefanie Sun]] (b. 1978), a Singaporean pop singer
-* The '''''sun''''' is a Japanese length unit, around 3,03 cm.
+*[[Sun Tzu]] (6th century BC), military general of the State of Wu and author of ''The Art of War''
-* '''[[The Sun (Tarot card)|The Sun (XIX)]]''' is a [[Major Arcana]] card in [[Tarot]].
+*[[Sun Wukong]], Monkey King, central character of ''[[Journey to the West]]''
-* '''The Sun''' is a [[Rock and Roll]] group from [[Columbus, Ohio]]
+*[[Sun Yat-sen]] (1866 – 1925), Chinese revolutionary leader
-* '''The Sun''' is a song by [[Los Angeles]] [[Rock and Roll]] band [[Maroon 5]].
+*[[Zhi-Wei Sun]] (b. 1965), a Chinese mathematician
+*[[Sun Zhonghua]], a Chinese peasant woman executed because she refused to be sterilized
+;Military generals during the Three Kingdoms period
+*[[Sun Jian]] (155 – 191)
+*[[Sun Ce]] (175 – 200)
+*[[Sun Quan]] (182 – 252)
+==Newspapers==
+* ''[[The Sun]]'', a British tabloid
+* ''[[New York Sun]]'', a broadsheet newspaper
+* ''[[New York Sun (historical)]]'', an earlier and unrelated New York newspaper
+* ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'', a broadsheet newspaper
+* ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]''
+* ''[[Vancouver Sun]]'', by CanWest Global Communications
+* ''[[The Sun (Malaysia)]]'', a minor English language newspaper in Malaysia
+* ''[[The Sun Daily]]'', a Chinese language newspaper in Hong Kong
+* ''[[The Sun News-Pictorial]]'', a fromer morning tabloid in Melbourne, Australia, now merged with the ''Herald Sun''
+* ''[[Herald Sun]]''
+* ''[[Sun (supermarket tabloid)]]'' a US supermarket tabloid
+;Owned by [[Sun Media]]
+* ''[[Calgary Sun]]'' of [[Calgary, Alberta]]
+* ''[[Edmonton Sun]]'' of [[Edmonton, Alberta]]
+* ''[[Ottawa Sun]]'' of [[Ottawa, Ontario]]
+* ''[[Toronto Sun]]'' of [[Toronto, Ontario]]
+* ''[[Winnipeg Sun]]'' of [[Winnipeg, Manitoba]]
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