nu

[noo, nyoo]

noun

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

the consonant sound represented by this letter.

Origin of nu

1885–90; < Greek nû < Semitic; cf. nun²

Nu

[noo]

noun

U [oo] /u/, Thauin Nu, 1907–1995, Burmese political leader: prime minister 1948–56, 1957–58, 1960–62.

Egyptian Religion Nun.

Nun

[noon]

noun Egyptian Religion.

oldest of the ancient Egyptian gods, personifying the primordial ocean from which the world was formed; father of Ra, the sun god.

Also Nu [noo] /nu/.

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Examples from the Web for nus

Contemporary Examples of nus

And G. Leonard Baker served as an adviser to the NUS Investment Committee.
Yale’s Singapore University Criticized For Free-Speech Restrictions
Alex Klein
July 24, 2012

Historical Examples of nus

Corvi´nus (Mathias), the Hungarian, was a scare-name to the Turks.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama
E. Cobham Brewer
He was king of the Ethiopians, and son of Titho´nus and Aurora.
The Student's Mythology
Catherine Ann White
Alumnus, al-um′nus, n. one educated at a college is called an alumnus of it:—pl.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)
Various
On les trouve abandonnés à sa porte, nus comme des enfans nouveaunés, faute de membrane cutanée, ou même papyracée.
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Didn't I nus yoh fum de time yoh was a teenchy little baby, an' wasn't ole Mis' and yoah paw sas'fied wid me?
An Unoficial Patriot
Helen Gardener

British Dictionary definitions for nus

NUS

abbreviation for (in Britain)

National Union of Students

nu

noun

the 13th letter in the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν), a consonant, transliterated as n

Word Origin for nu

from Greek, of Semitic origin; compare nun ²

nu

the internet domain name for

Niue

Nu

noun

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

nun

noun

a female member of a religious order

(sometimes capital) a variety of domestic fancy pigeon usually having a black-and-white plumage with a ridged peak or cowl of short white feathers

Derived Formsnunlike, adjective

Word Origin for nun

Old English nunne, from Church Latin nonna, from Late Latin: form of address used for an elderly woman

nun

noun

the 14th letter in the Hebrew alphabet (נ or, at the end of a word, ן), transliterated as n

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Word Origin and History for nus

nun

Old English nunne "nun, vestal, pagan priestess, woman devoted to religious life under vows," from Late Latin nonna "nun, tutor," originally (along with masc. nonnus) a term of address to elderly persons, perhaps from children's speech, reminiscent of nana (cf. Sanskrit nona, Persian nana "mother," Greek nanna "aunt," Serbo-Croatian nena "mother," Italian nonna, Welsh nain "grandmother;" see nanny).

nus in Medicine

nu

[nōō, nyōō]

n.

The 13th letter of the Greek alphabet.

nus in Culture

nun

A female member of a religious order, living in a convent, whose work is confined to the convent. The term is also applied broadly to other female members of religious orders (“sisters”) who often live outside their convents and work as teachers, nurses, social workers, or administrators.