Yü

American

[yy] / yü /

Pinyin, Yu

noun

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

yu ¹ British

abbreviation

(formerly) Yugoslavia
the former Union of Serbia and Montenegro

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YU ² British

abbreviation

(formerly) Yugoslavia

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Etymology

Origin of YU

from Yugoslavia

Example Sentences

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Roubini was introduced to Epstein by another, lesser-known academic, Gino Yu.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Was great seeing you at the Majestic in Cannes earlier this week,” Yu wrote to Roubini in 2018, according to the released emails.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yu signed off: “Hope to see you on the Playa in August or Davos in Jan.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Yu didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

From The Wall Street Journal

All three medallists, Choi Ga-on, Kim Sang-kyum and Yu Seung-eun, are "Dharma Kids", having competed at the Dharma Snowboard Competition which the monk founded, his temple confirmed to AFP.

From Barron's

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