"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

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} CU
  1. Initialism of Christian Union (bodies of Christian students in schools, colleges, and universities). Wikidata QID: Q5110223 Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Christian Union (extra: bodies of Christian students in schools, colleges, and universities)
    Sense id: en-CU-en-name-en:Q5110223
  2. Initialism of Chittagong University (Bangladesh). Wikidata QID: Q7895267 Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Chittagong University (extra: Bangladesh)
    Sense id: en-CU-en-name-en:Q7895267
  3. Initialism of Chulalongkorn University (Thailand). Wikidata QID: Q855730 Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Chulalongkorn University (extra: Thailand)
    Sense id: en-CU-en-name-en:Q855730
  4. Initialism of University of Colorado (United States of America). Wikidata QID: Q1206658 Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: University of Colorado (extra: United States of America) Coordinate_terms: CSU, Colorado State
    Sense id: en-CU-en-name-en:Q1206658 Categories (other): Universities

Noun

Forms: CUs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} CU (plural CUs)
  1. Initialism of corporate university. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: corporate university
    Sense id: en-CU-en-noun-yiJDoAvs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 4 0 0 15 27 13 16 1 5 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 13 4 2 2 19 26 13 13 1 6 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 4 1 1 17 30 15 15 0 5 0
  2. Initialism of credit union. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: credit union
    Sense id: en-CU-en-noun-nLizdudp
  3. Initialism of control unit. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: control unit
    Sense id: en-CU-en-noun-ZDV2ZRMd
  4. (film) Initialism of close-up. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: close-up
    Sense id: en-CU-en-noun-UfeN1Qpp Categories (other): Film Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television

Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} CU
  1. (philately) in stamp descriptions, commercially used.
    Sense id: en-CU-en-phrase-XAC84zaF Categories (other): Philately 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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