EAU

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abbreviation for

Uganda (international car registration)

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Word Origin for EAU

from E(ast) A(frica) U(ganda)

Words nearby EAU

eat someone out of house and home, eat someone's ass out, eat someone's lunch, eat someone up, eat up, EAU, Eau Claire, eau de Cologne, eau de Javelle, eau de nil, eau de toilette

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How to use EAU in a sentence

Tamara Loertscher went to the Eau Claire Mayo Clinic in early August when she thought she was pregnant.
States Slap Pregnant Women With Harsher Jail Sentences|Emily Shire|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It refers to what Americans call eau-de-vie, though Austrians have been tinkering with and perfecting the drink for centuries.
What to Drink When it’s Cold? The Glory of Austrian Schnaps|Jordan Salcito|January 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So are the brilliant “Eau de Lierre” by Fabrice Pellegrin and—anyway, I could go on and on.
The Eyes Have It|Blake Gopnik|March 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Among other extras, the little fellow's hair was treated to a liberal supply of eau de cologne, to his huge gratification.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various

The successor of the executed man managed his business badly; the inventor of the the "Eau Carminative" went bankrupt.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
The maid gathered up the brushes and the bottle of eau-de-cologne from the table and took them into Mrs. Admaston's room.
A Butterfly on the Wheel|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
And I, the eau dormante of the convent, had become rather more daring than a hussar and more robust than a peasant.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
She gave a shriek of alarm and fainted away, and they had to pour two barrels of eau-de-cologne over her before she recovered.
The Red Fairy Book|Various