"Ju" meaning in English

See Ju in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /d͡ʒuː/
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: From various romanizations of various Chinese characters. As a prefecture, from Chinese 矩州 (Jǔzhōu, “Carpenter's-Square Prefecture”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|zh|矩州|t=Carpenter's-Square Prefecture}} Chinese 矩州 (Jǔzhōu, “Carpenter's-Square Prefecture”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ju
  1. A surname from Chinese.
    Sense id: en-Ju-en-name-4TuPt0~5 Categories (other): English surnames
  2. (historical) A former prefecture of imperial China centered on Juzhou in what is now Guizhou Province. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Ju-en-name-e6RDlCK-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Juzhou [prefecture, region, location]
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ju
  1. (Hong Kong, slang) Clipping of JUPAS. Tags: Hong-Kong, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang Alternative form of: JUPAS
    Sense id: en-Ju-en-name-eX83q2me Categories (other): Hong Kong English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 33 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for Ju meaning in English (2.1kB)

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