"SCU" meaning in All languages combined

See SCU on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} SCU
  1. (crime) Abbreviation of Sacra Corona Unita (“United Sacred Crown”), the Puglia mafia. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Sacra Corona Unita (extra: (“United Sacred Crown”), the Puglia mafia) Coordinate_terms: Mafia, mafia, Italian mafia, Italian mob, Cosa Nostra, Camorra, 'Ndrangheta Translations (Sacra Corona Unita): SCU (Italian)
    Sense id: en-SCU-en-name-TsJ-mlVs Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, Crime, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 74 26

Noun [English]

Forms: SCU's [plural], SCUs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|'s|s}} SCU (plural SCU's or SCUs)
  1. Initialism of solitary confinement unit. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: solitary confinement unit
    Sense id: en-SCU-en-noun-JTzvHyUL Categories (other): Prison, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 49 Synonyms (solitary confinement unit): administrative segregation, ad-seg, block [UK], box, cooler [UK], hotbox, hole, lockdown, pound, security housing unit, SHU, solitary confinement, special handling unit

Proper name [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|proper noun|g=f}} SCU f
  1. abbreviation of sacra corona unita, the SCU or Puglia mafia. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, feminine Alternative form of: sacra corona unita (extra: the SCU or Puglia mafia)
    Sense id: en-SCU-it-name-gcvQXqg2 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Latin]

Forms: S.C.U. [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|la|noun}} SCU
  1. initialism of Senatus consultum ultimum, a final decree of the Roman Senate sanctioning a form of martial law. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Senatus consultum ultimum (extra: a final decree of the Roman Senate sanctioning a form of martial law)
    Sense id: en-SCU-la-noun-QL6aHaGv Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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