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+#This is to demonstrate the use of map function in python
+#Problem Statement: Using the function Map, count the number of words that start with ‘S’ in input_list.
+#Sample Input: ['Santa Cruz','Santa fe','Mumbai','Delhi']
+#Sample Output: 2
+
+#Solution:
+input_list = ['Santa Cruz','Santa fe','Mumbai','Delhi']
+
+count = sum(map(lambda x: x[0] == 'S', input_list))
+
+print(count)        # Output: 2