"CU" meaning in English

See CU in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} CU (not comparable)
  1. cubic in a variety of English customary units (examples: cubic inch, cubic foot). Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-CU-en-adj-xV-a5~68 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 5 1 1 25 29 1 9 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 25 5 3 4 25 26 1 11 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 5 2 2 29 29 1 10 0

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} CU
  1. Christian Union (bodies of Christian students in UK schools, colleges and universities)
    Sense id: en-CU-en-name-bQsE04s-
  2. Chittagong University in Bangladesh
    Sense id: en-CU-en-name-c~VUal8M
  3. Chulalongkorn University in Thailand
    Sense id: en-CU-en-name-4sflaudu

Noun

Forms: CUs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} CU (plural CUs)
  1. Initialism of credit union. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: credit union
    Sense id: en-CU-en-noun-nLizdudp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 5 1 1 25 29 1 9 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 25 5 3 4 25 26 1 11 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 5 2 2 29 29 1 10 0
  2. Initialism of control unit. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: control unit
    Sense id: en-CU-en-noun-ZDV2ZRMd Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 5 1 1 25 29 1 9 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 25 5 3 4 25 26 1 11 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 5 2 2 29 29 1 10 0
  3. (film) Initialism of close-up. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: close-up Categories (topical): Film
    Sense id: en-CU-en-noun-UfeN1Qpp Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television

Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} CU
  1. (philately) in stamp descriptions, commercially used. Categories (topical): Philately
    Sense id: en-CU-en-phrase-XAC84zaF Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 25 5 3 4 25 26 1 11 1 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, philately
  2. (Internet slang, text messaging) phonetic abbreviation of see you. Tags: Internet
    Sense id: en-CU-en-phrase-N0tMO3uz

Inflected forms

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            "Society",
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