Yü

[ yy ]

/ yü /

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noun

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

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Also Pinyin, Yu .

Words nearby Yü

yttriferous, yttrium, yttrium metal, yttrium oxide, yttrotantalite, Yü, yuan, Yuandan, Yüan Shih-kai, Yuan Shi Kai, Yuba City

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How to use Yü in a sentence

By Christine Yu for Life by DailyBurn Meet Amber Williford.
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By Christine Yu for Life by DailyBurn On the surface, it seems to make sense.
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Indeed, our A-list Asian blogger Phil Yu calls himself Angry Asian Man to address this lack.
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How does Kim Yu-Na being absolutely freaking robbed of the gold medal (we love you, Kim) rank among past controversies?
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Yu said this was the ninth year for the summer camp, and it had always turned out well for the students.
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Zere was somepin' 'n you're looksh made me shink p'raps yu's feeling trifle in'sposed.
Tin-Types Taken in the Streets of New York|Lemuel Ely Quigg
Fetch all yu kin Joshaway, fur me und yu is ergwine to need hit every bit und grane.
The Broken Sword|Dennison Worthington
How in de name of Gord is yu gwine to get to de tuther eend of de crick, und yu bline ez a sand mole flung outer de ground?
The Broken Sword|Dennison Worthington
Now den ole town, I bids yu farwell twell yu sees me und Hanner in de kerrige.
The Broken Sword|Dennison Worthington
I kin tie de happy-sak to de kote keerts, und den ole hoss, yu und me kin land on de tother side of de crick lak a kildee.
The Broken Sword|Dennison Worthington

British Dictionary definitions for Yü (1 of 2)

the internet domain name for

(formerly) Yugoslavia

the former Union of Serbia and Montenegro

British Dictionary definitions for Yü (2 of 2)

abbreviation for

(formerly) Yugoslavia

Word Origin for YU

from Yugoslavia

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