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    du
    (in names of French derivation) a contraction of de and the article le:
  • Du.
    Du.
    abbreviation
    Duke.
  • DU
    DU
    abbreviation
    depleted uranium

du

1 American  
[doo, dyoo, dy] / du, dyu, dü /
  1. (in names of French derivation) a contraction of de and the article le:

    Joachim du Bellay.


Du. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Duke.

  2. Dutch.


Du. 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Duke

  2. Dutch

"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

DU 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. depleted uranium

"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

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A native Angeleno with a background in feature and documentary filmmaking, Brown conceived of the concept after a chat with architect Robert Thibodeau, co-founder of Venice-based DU Architects.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025

Porter was at the time a student and basketball player at DU; he left the school in early 2023.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2024

“We basically have DU flowing in our veins,” Bazley said of himself and his family.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2023

The alpha radiation that DU emits is not strong enough to penetrate human skin, so just being near depleted uranium is not a health risk.

From Salon • Jun. 17, 2023

But the way in which Missus DU scryou, I wonder the young ladies is alive, that I du!'

From The Book of Snobs by Thackeray, William Makepeace

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