nu (n , ny)n. The 13th letter of the Greek alphabet. See Table at alphabet. [Greek n  , of Phoenician origin; see nwn in Semitic roots.] |
Nu [njuː]
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(Biographies / Nu, U (1907-1995) M, Burmese, POLITICS: statesman, WRITING: writer, POLITICS: prime minister) U (uː), original name Thakin Nu. 1907-95, Burmese statesman and writer; prime minister (1948-56, 1957-58, 1960-62). He attempted to establish parliamentary democracy, but was ousted (1962) by Ne Win
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(Linguistics / Letters of the Alphabet (Foreign)) the 13th letter in the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν), a consonant, transliterated as n
[from Greek, of Semitic origin; compare nun2]
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(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science)
the Internet domain name for Niue
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| Noun | 1. | nu - the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet Greek alphabet - the alphabet used by ancient Greeks alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letter - the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters" |
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