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    a legendary Chinese emperor who drained the land and made the mountains.
  • yu
    yu
    abbreviation
    (formerly) Yugoslavia
  • YU
    YU
    abbreviation
    (formerly) Yugoslavia

American  
[yy] / jü /
Pinyin, Yu

noun

  1. a legendary Chinese emperor who drained the land and made the mountains.


yu 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. (formerly) Yugoslavia

  2. the former Union of Serbia and Montenegro

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

YU 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. (formerly) Yugoslavia

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of YU

from Yugoslavia

Example Sentences

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YU Pride Alliance sued Yeshiva University in April 2021, claiming the school had denied its request to organize three times in 2019 and 2020.

From Washington Times • Feb. 27, 2023

On Friday evening, Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued an administrative order that temporarily shielded the Orthodox Jewish university, which objects to recognizing the YU Pride Alliance.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2022

The airport’s plush YU Lounge, a private jet terminal that opened this year, will make the influx of upscale travelers feel right at home.

From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2015

Richard Joel, the president of YU, reached out to me last year about wanting to do something in my name at YU in public policy.

From Time • Jul. 30, 2014

After a call with Rabbi Pardo and a crowdsource of several of his YU WhatsApp groups, someone told him of a chevra kadisha, a burial society, he could try.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

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