How do you pronounce "suggestion"?

In American English: /səˈdʒɛstʃən/ (suh-JEHSCH-uhn). In British English: /sədʒˈɛstʃən/ (suhj-EHSCH-uhn). In Canadian English: /səˈdʒɛstʃən/ (suh-JEHSCH-uhn). In Australian English: /sədʒˈɛstʃən/ (suhj-EHSCH-uhn).

Is "suggestion" pronounced differently in American and British English?

Yes. In American English it's pronounced /səˈdʒɛstʃən/ (suh-JEHSCH-uhn), while in British English it's /sədʒˈɛstʃən/ (suhj-EHSCH-uhn).

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suggestion

/səˈdʒɛstʃən/

suh-JEHSCH-uhn

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səsug·dʒɛstʃges·əntion

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