BU

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Translingual[edit]

Symbol[edit]

BU

  1. (international standards, obsolete) Former ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Burma from 1974 to 1989.
    Synonyms: BUR (alpha-3 1974–1989), MM (1989–present, as Myanmar)

Usage notes[edit]

The code was deprecated in favour of MM on the renaming of the country to Myanmar.

English[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

BU

  1. Initialism of Baylor University.
  2. Initialism of Boston University.
  3. Initialism of Bournemouth University.

Adjective[edit]

BU (not comparable)

  1. (nautical) Initialism of broken up: referring to the scrapping of a decommissioned ship.
  2. (numismatic slang) Initialism of brilliant uncirculated.

Anagrams[edit]

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