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7-letter words that end in u

  • hofbrau — an informal, German-style restaurant or tavern.
  • hong-wu — title of Chu Yuan-Zhang (or Chu Yüan-Chang), 1328–98, first emperor (1368–98) of the Ming dynasty, uniting China under his rule by 1382
  • hsuchou — a city in N Jiangsu province, in E China.
  • huizhou — a city in S Guangdong province, in SE China, E of Canton.
  • hung-wu — (Chu Yüan-chang) 1328–98, emperor of China 1368–98: founder of the Ming dynasty.
  • iguassu — a river in S Brazil, flowing W to the Paraná River. 380 miles (610 km) long.
  • iliescu — Ion [yawn] /yɔn/ (Show IPA), born 1930, Romanian political leader: president 1990–96, 2000–04.
  • illampu — a peak of Mount Sorata.
  • in lieu — place; stead.
  • in situ — in the original place
  • inconnu — a person who is unknown; stranger.
  • iyeyasu — Tokugawa [taw-koo-gah-wah] /ˈtɔ kuˈgɑ wɑ/ (Show IPA), 1542–1616, Japanese general and public servant.
  • jambeau — Armor. greave.
  • jiangsu — a maritime province in E China. 40,927 sq. mi. (106,001 sq. km). Capital: Nanjing.
  • jinzhou — a city in S Liaoning province, in NE China.
  • joensuu — a city in SE Finland.
  • jujitsu — a method developed in Japan of defending oneself without the use of weapons by using the strength and weight of an adversary to disable him.
  • jujutsu — Alternative spelling of jujitsu.
  • kao tsu — (Kao TsuorGao Zu) a.d. 565–635, Chinese emperor 618–27: founder of the Tang dynasty.
  • kiangsu — Jiangsu.
  • kung fu — an ancient Chinese method of self-defense by striking blows at vulnerable areas of an attacker's body using fluid movements of the hands and legs.
  • kwangju — a city in SW South Korea.
  • kwazulu — (formerly) a Bantu homeland in South Africa, in Natal: abolished in 1993 and became part of the new province of KwaZulu-Natal in 1994. Capital: Ulundi
  • lanzhou — a province in N central China. 137,104 sq. mi. (355,099 sq. km). Capital: Lanzhou.
  • lao-tzu — (Li Erh; Li Er) 6th-century b.c, Chinese philosopher: reputed founder of Taoism.
  • lau lau — meat and fish wrapped in or covered with leaves and steamed or roasted.
  • le fanu — (Joseph) Sheridan. 1814–73, Irish writer, best known for his stories of mystery and the supernatural, esp Uncle Silas (1864) and the collection In a Glass Darkly (1872)
  • leichou — a peninsula of SW Guangdong province, in SE China, between the South China Sea and the Gulf of Tonkin. About 75 miles (120 km) long; about 30 miles (48 km) wide.
  • leizhou — a peninsula of SW Guangdong province, in SE China, between the South China Sea and the Gulf of Tonkin. About 75 miles (120 km) long; about 30 miles (48 km) wide.
  • liuzhou — a city in central Guangxi Zhuang region, in S China.
  • man flu — a case of the common cold as suffered by a man, implying that he is exaggerating the debilitating effects of the illness
  • manicou — The common opossum, taxonomic name Didelphis marsupialis.
  • manitou — (among the Algonquian Indians) a supernatural being that controls nature; a spirit, deity, or object that possesses supernatural power.
  • manteau — a mantle or cloak, especially one worn by women.
  • manukau — a city on N North Island, in New Zealand.
  • marabou — any of three large storks of the genus Leptoptilus, of Africa or the East Indies, having soft, downy feathers under the wings and tail that are used for making a furlike trimming for women's hats and garments.
  • marceau — Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1923–2007, French actor and mime.
  • martinu — Bohuslav [baw-hoo-slahf] /ˈbɔ hʊˌslɑf/ (Show IPA), 1890–1959, Czech composer.
  • marylou — a female given name.
  • mau mau — a secret political society consisting chiefly of Kikuyu tribesmen that was founded in 1952 to drive European settlers from Kenya by acts of terrorism
  • mau-mau — to terrorize, intimidate, or threaten.
  • moineau — Lb fortifications A small flat bastion, raised in the middle of an overlong curtain.
  • montagu — Ashley (Montague Francis Ashley Montagu) 1905–1999, U.S. anthropologist and writer, born in England.
  • morceau — piece; morsel.
  • muu-muu — a loose brightly-coloured dress worn by women in Hawaii
  • mwalimu — a teacher
  • nouveau — newly or recently created, developed, or come to prominence: The sudden success of the firm created several nouveau millionaires.
  • nylghau — nilgai.
  • p'an ku — a being personifying the primeval stuff from which heaven and earth were formed.
  • pakokku — a city in central Burma.
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