Diu

American  

[dee-oo] / ˈdi u /

noun

1. part of the union territory of Daman and Diu (Goa, Daman, and Diu in 1961–87) in W India: a former Portuguese colony, comprising a small island and seaport at the extremity of Kathiawar peninsula.

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Diu British  

/ ˈdiːuː /

noun

1. a small island off the NW coast of India: together with a mainland area, it formed a district of Portuguese India (1535–1961); formerly part of the Indian Union Territory of Goa, Daman, and Diu (1962–87)

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Example Sentences

Hegseth announced several reforms designed, at least on paper, to apply some of the DIU’s breakthroughs to larger weapons systems.

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DIU set up shop in Silicon Valley, seeking out small firms with innovations that could have military applications.

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In its first quarter of operation, DIU signed 12 contracts worth a total of $136 million.

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Hegseth’s policy explicitly aims to broaden the DIU revolution—to apply its techniques and style to the entire realm of weapons-buying, to the extent possible.

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Over the past decade, as DIU expanded its scope, it met fierce resistance from various actors—the big contractors, the Pentagon managers whose careers and promotions were tied to the contractors’ fortunes, and congressional leaders whose districts won jobs and revenue from those contractors.

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