"DCU" meaning in All languages combined

See DCU on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

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  1. Initialism of DC Universe; synonym of DCverse. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: DC Universe (extra: synonym of DCverse) Categories (topical): DC Comics, Fictional universes
    Sense id: en-DCU-en-name-eCeqQUdd Disambiguation of DC Comics: 12 48 39 Disambiguation of Fictional universes: 32 29 39 Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 32 36
  2. Initialism of DC Cinematic Universe. The DC Comics based interconnected filmic universe to be launched in the 2020s, successor to the defunct DCEU cinematic universe. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: DC Cinematic Universe (extra: The DC Comics based interconnected filmic universe to be launched in the 2020s, successor to the defunct DCEU cinematic universe) Categories (topical): DC Comics, Fictional universes
    Sense id: en-DCU-en-name-UaNSnqLW Disambiguation of DC Comics: 12 48 39 Disambiguation of Fictional universes: 32 29 39 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 32 36

Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} DCU
  1. (military, US) Initialism of Desert Camouflage Uniform. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Desert Camouflage Uniform Categories (topical): Military, DC Comics, Fictional universes
    Sense id: en-DCU-en-noun-0JZHgoyT Disambiguation of DC Comics: 12 48 39 Disambiguation of Fictional universes: 32 29 39 Categories (other): American English, English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 25 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 26 45 Topics: government, military, politics, war
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