"NU" meaning in English

See NU in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} NU (not comparable)
  1. (chiefly acting) Initialism of nonunion. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Alternative form of: nonunion
    Sense id: en-NU-en-adj-TMbyukcp Categories (other): Acting Topics: acting, broadcasting, entertainment, film, lifestyle, media, television, theater

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} NU
  1. Abbreviation of Nunavut: a territory of Canada. Wikidata QID: Q2023 Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Nunavut (extra: a territory of Canada) Categories (place): Places in Canada
    Sense id: en-NU-en-name-en:Q2023 Categories (other): Abbreviations of provinces and territories of Canada, Nunavut, Canada, Provinces and territories of Canada Coordinate_terms: AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT
  2. Abbreviation of Nuoro: a city in Sardinia, Italy. Wikidata QID: Q13649 Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Nuoro (extra: a city in Sardinia, Italy) Categories (place): Cities in Italy, Cities in Sardinia, Italy, Places in Italy, Places in Sardinia, Italy
    Sense id: en-NU-en-name-en:Q13649 Categories (other): Abbreviations of places
  3. (Philippines) Initialism of National University. Wikidata QID: Q3547601 Tags: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: National University
    Sense id: en-NU-en-name-en:Q3547601 Categories (other): Philippine English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 7 2 80 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 7 5 4 71 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 3 3 81 9
  4. Initialism of University of Nebraska. Wikidata QID: Q1202716 Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: University of Nebraska Synonyms: Nebraska
    Sense id: en-NU-en-name-en:Q1202716

Alternative forms

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