English Words Starting With U

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ugrian
adjectivenounC2/Rare
/ˈuːɡriən/A member of a group of peoples comprising the Hungarians and the peoples of the Khanty and Mansi regions of western Siberia.
ugric
adjectivenounC2
/ˈjuːɡrɪk/A branch of the Uralic language family, including Hungarian and the Ob-Ugric languages (Mansi and Khanty).
uhde
nounC1
/det/A sum of money that is owed or due.
uhlan
nounExtremely rare / Archaic
/ˈuːlɑːn/A cavalry soldier, historically in German, Austrian, or Polish armies, often armed with a lance.
uhland
nounVery Low
/ˈuːland/A proper noun, specifically a surname of German origin, most commonly referring to Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787–1862), a German poet, philologist, and literary historian.
uhry
nounExtremely Low / Non-existent
/ˈʌri/ (hypothetical, based on spelling)Proper noun or possibly a surname/name; not a recognized English word in standard dictionaries.
uhuru
nounLow
/ʊˈhʊə.ruː/Freedom, independence, liberation (specifically in an East African political context).
uigur
nounLow
/ˈwiːɡə/A member of a Turkic ethnic group primarily inhabiting the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China.
uillean pipes
plural-nounRare
/ˈɪlən paɪps/A type of bagpipes originating from Ireland, played by inflating a bag with a bellows operated by the elbow.
uilleann pipes
plural-nounLow
/ˈɪlən ˌpaɪps/A type of bellows-blown bagpipe from Ireland, characterized by a chanter that can play a full two-octave range and a set of drones and regulators.
uinta mountains
plural-nounRare
/juːˈɪntə ˈmaʊntɪnz/A major mountain range located in northeastern Utah and northwestern Colorado, USA.
uintaite
nounExtremely Low
/juːˈɪntəʌɪt/A rare, naturally occurring hydrocarbon resin.
uintathere
nounVery Rare
/juːˈɪntəθɪə/An extinct, massive, herbivorous mammal with a horned or knobbed skull, belonging to the family Uintatheriidae.
uisliu
nounExtremely Low / Obsolete
ˈʊʃljuːAn archaic, dialectal, or variant spelling of 'uisge beatha' (Scots Gaelic), the root of the modern English word 'whisky'.
uisnech
nounC2
/ˈuːɪʃnɛk/A hill or mound, specifically referring to the Hill of Uisnech, an ancient site in Irish mythology and history.
uitlander
nounLow
/ˈaɪtˌlɑːndə/A foreigner or outsider, especially a non-Boer settler in historical South Africa.
uitwaaien
nounverb-intransitiveRare
/ˈɔɪtˌvaɪən/To go for a walk in windy weather, typically outdoors by the coast or in open countryside, to clear one's mind and get some fresh air.
ujamaa village
nounLow (Very low outside historical/political contexts)
/ʊˌdʒæ.mɑː ˈvɪl.ɪdʒ/A rural community based on African socialist principles of familyhood, collective farming, and self-reliance, established in Tanzania under President Nyerere's policies.
ujiji
nounVery Low
/uːˈdʒiːdʒiː/A specific place name, historically significant as the location where H.M. Stanley famously met David Livingstone in 1871.
ujjain
nounLow
/ˈuːdʒaɪn/A historic city in central India, in the state of Madhya Pradesh, known as a major Hindu pilgrimage site and former capital of ancient empires.

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