English Words Starting With U

• ujpest

  nounLow
  /ˈuːjpɛst/A district in Budapest, Hungary, located on the Pest side of the Danube River.
• ujung pandang

  nounVery Low
  /ˌuːdʒʊŋ ˈpændæŋ/The former name (until 1999) of Makassar, a major city and port on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia.
• uk overseas territory

  nounLow frequency
  /ˌjuːˈkeɪ ˌəʊvəˈsiːz ˈter.ɪ.tər.i/A territory under the sovereignty and control of the United Kingdom but not part of the UK itself.
• ukase

  nounRare
  /juːˈkeɪz/An official decree or proclamation issued by a ruler or government, especially historically in Russia.
• uke

  nounLow
  /ˈjuː.ki/A casual abbreviation of 'ukulele', a small four-stringed Hawaiian musical instrument resembling a small guitar.
• ukiah

  nounLow (proper noun, specific to location)
  /juːˈkaɪə/A city in Mendocino County, California, United States.
• ukiyo-e

  nounLow
  /ˌuː.kiː.jəʊ ˈeɪ/A genre of Japanese art, especially woodblock prints and paintings, depicting scenes from everyday life, entertainment, and landscapes, produced during the Edo period (17th–19th centuries).
• ukraine

  nounHigh
  /juːˈkreɪn/A sovereign country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia, Belarus, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, and Moldova, with its capital in Kyiv.
• ukrainian

  adjectivenounmedium
  /juːˈkreɪniən/Relating to Ukraine, its people, or their language.
• ukulele

  nounC1
  /ˌjuː.kəˈleɪ.li/A small, four-stringed, guitarlike musical instrument originating in Hawaii.
• ulaanbaatar

  nounVery low in general English; medium in contexts related to Mongolia.
  /uːˌlɑːn ˈbɑːtɑː/The capital and largest city of Mongolia.
• ulan

  nounLow
  /ˈjuːlən/A cavalry soldier, historically in Polish or German armies, armed with a lance.
• ulan bator

  nounLow
  /ˌuːlɑːn ˈbɑːtɔː(r)/The capital and largest city of Mongolia.
• ulan ude

  nounRare
  /ˌuːlɑːn ˈuːdeɪ/A city in southeastern Siberia, Russia, capital of the Republic of Buryatia.
• ulanova

  nounrare
  /ˌuːləˈnɒvə/A proper noun referring to Galina Ulanova, a renowned Russian ballerina, known for her elegance and emotional depth in classical ballet.
• ulbricht

  nounVery Low
  /ˈʊlbrɪxt/The name of the German Communist politician Walter Ulbricht (1893-1973), a key figure in the establishment of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) and its leader from 1950 to 1971.
• ulcer

  nounC1
  /ˈʌl.sə/An open sore on an external or internal surface of the body, caused by a break in the skin or mucous membrane which fails to heal.
• ulcerate

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1/C2
  /ˈʌl.sə.reɪt/To form or develop an ulcer; to become affected with an open sore.
• ulcerative colitis

  nounMedium-Low (Specialist/Medical)
  /ˌʌls(ə)rətɪv kəˈlaɪtɪs/A chronic, inflammatory bowel disease characterized by long-lasting inflammation and ulcers (sores) in the colon and rectum.
• uleaborg

  nounVery low
  /ˈjuːlɪəˌbɔːɡ/An obsolete or dialectal name for the Finnish city of Oulu.

Showing 81–100 of 1514 words.