Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An abbreviation of Uruguay.

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Examples

  • We had two students, one from Hong Kong and one from Japan, one playing a violin and the other playing an uru, which is a two-string instrument that will do anything a violin will do, and the amazing thing is the two strings are tied together at the end.

    International Understanding, a Working Model 1975

  • Te Ururoa Flavell: He aha ngā whakaaro o te Minita mō te whakapaunga o te tekau mā rima mano taara ki te tuku i te tauira kotahi ki te kura whai rawa ahakoa tokorua ngā tauira ka uru ki ngā kura nōhanga Māori mō taua tekau mā rima mano taara?

    ScreenTalk 2009

  • "Urushalim", in fact is a word of Canaanite-Amorite derivation; the prefix uru, meaning "founded by", and the suffix "salem" or "shalem" being the name of a Canaanite-Amorite deity.

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008

  • "Urushalim", in fact is a word of Canaanite-Amorite derivation; the prefix uru, meaning "founded by", and the suffix "salem" or "shalem" being the name of a Canaanite-Amorite deity.

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008

  • Thomas: But I kept your name for it, too, because I thought "uru" could be the metal it was made of.

    Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2009

  • Thomas: But I kept your name for it, too, because I thought "uru" could be the metal it was made of.

    Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2009

  • Amusingly enough, "uru" actually IS a word in a number of ancient languages, and some of them even have definitions that are pretty good for Thor (stuff like "great," "large," etc.).

    Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2009

  • Amusingly enough, "uru" actually IS a word in a number of ancient languages, and some of them even have definitions that are pretty good for Thor (stuff like "great," "large," etc.).

    Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2009

  • Mine uru hammer shall strike his ear again and again until the heavens gape wide and the earth heaves and trembles and yon foe cries, 'Yield!'

    Archive 2006-06-01 David Campbell 2006

  • After years of learning, the younger Zandi is finally comfortable bringing others to an uru (a D'ni word meaning "large gathering" or "grand community").

    nessus Diary Entry nessus 2003

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