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what is the difference between (luggage , baggage and suitcase) ?
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There is no significant difference in meaning between luggage and baggage.
The difference between suitcase and luggage/baggage is mainly a grammatical one.
A suitcase is an individual item of luggage, in just the same way that a ring is an item of jewellery. A suitcase is a single object, while luggage and baggage are collective and general terms to refer to everything you carry with you when you are travelling. If you are travelling, your luggage/baggage can be bags, suitcases, backpacks, sports equipment - or anything else that you are travelling with.
The word 'suitcase' is grammatically countable. It can be singular (a suitcase) or plural ( two suitcases).
How many suitcases do you have?
The words 'baggage' and 'luggage' are grammatically uncountable. They are always in the singular, but they don't take a singular article (a). We can say 'some luggage' , but we can't say *a luggage and we can't say *luggages.
How much luggage do you have?
I hope that helps.
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They all mean the same.
A suitcase is luggage or baggage.
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I would say that suitcase is more of a single item. "I have a suitcase" "I'm packing my suitcase full of beach clothes" Baggage or luggage is more of a plural term for "suitcases" at the airport or while transiting. I would never say " I have to pack my baggage" or "Have you packed your luggage?" But I would say "We have to pick up the baggage" say if you were traveling as a pair and you both checked your "suitcases" or luggage.
suitcase: more formal, singular, at home, (usually rigid and boxy)
luggage/baggage: more plural, at an airport or train station, usually leathery with a shoulder strap or a large black roller
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