"MSU" meaning in English

See MSU in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} MSU
  1. Initialism of Michigan State University. Wikidata QID: Q270222 Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Michigan State University Synonyms: Michigan State Coordinate_terms: Michigan, U-M, UM, UMich
    Sense id: en-MSU-en-name-en:Q270222 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Universities Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 29 9 29 0 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 30 8 30 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 30 8 30 1 2 Disambiguation of Universities: 21 28 13 28 9 1
  2. Initialism of Mississippi State University. Wikidata QID: Q1939211 Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Mississippi State University Synonyms: Mississippi State Coordinate_terms: Ole Miss
    Sense id: en-MSU-en-name-en:Q1939211 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Universities Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 29 9 29 0 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 30 8 30 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 30 8 30 1 2 Disambiguation of Universities: 21 28 13 28 9 1
  3. (Philippines) Initialism of Mindanao State University. Wikidata QID: Q1641536 Tags: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Mindanao State University
    Sense id: en-MSU-en-name-en:Q1641536 Categories (other): Philippine English, Universities Disambiguation of Universities: 21 28 13 28 9 1
  4. Initialism of Missouri State University. Wikidata QID: Q1249251 Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Missouri State University Synonyms: Missouri State Coordinate_terms: MU, Mizzou
    Sense id: en-MSU-en-name-en:Q1249251 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Universities Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 29 9 29 0 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 30 8 30 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 30 8 30 1 2 Disambiguation of Universities: 21 28 13 28 9 1
  5. Initialism of Montana State University. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Montana State University
    Sense id: en-MSU-en-name-S71hhshG

Noun

Forms: MSUs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} MSU (plural MSUs)
  1. (software, Windows) Initialism of Microsoft Update. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Microsoft Update Related terms (MS Update): MS, MSI Coordinate_terms (MS Update): CAB, DMF
    Sense id: en-MSU-en-noun-JReHMSVZ Categories (other): Software, Microsoft Disambiguation of Microsoft: 14 14 5 14 3 50 Topics: Windows, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software

Inflected forms

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