nu

NU

abbr.

Nunavut

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nu

 (no͞o, nyo͞o)

n.

The 13th letter of the Greek alphabet. See Table at alphabet.

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[Greek nū, of Phoenician origin; see nwn in Semitic roots.]

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nu

(njuː)

n

(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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nu

the internet domain name for

(Computer Science) Niue

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Nu

(njuː)

n

(Biography) 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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nu

(nu, nyu)

n., pl. nus.

the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).

[1885–90; < Greek nû < Semitic]

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Thesaurus

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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Translations

ni

ný

νι

nu

nű

ni