| 1. | genitourinary. |
| 2. | Guam (approved esp. for use with zip code). |
[gwahm] 
| an island, belonging to the U.S., in the N Pacific, E of the Philippines: the largest of the Marianas group; U.S. naval station. 84,996; 206 sq. mi. (535 sq. km). Capital: Agaña. Abbreviation: GU (for use with zip code). |
[gwah-mey-nee-uh
n] , noun, adjective | GU abbr.
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| Guam (gwäm) Abbr. GU An unincorporated territory of the United States, the largest and most southerly of the Mariana Islands in the western Pacific Ocean. Discovered by Magellan in 1521, the island was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898. Agana is the capital. Population: 173,000. Gua·ma'ni·an (gwä-mā'nē-ən) adj. & n. |
A self-governing island territory of the United States, located in the western Pacific Ocean. With important naval and air bases, Guam is an American military bastion in the Pacific.
GU abbr.
genitourinary
gu networking
The country code for Guam.
(1999-01-27)
| gu Gujarati |
GU
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gu
type of Chinese vessel, it was a tall wine beaker with a trumpet-shaped top, a restricted centre section, and a slightly flared base; the whole silhouette was unusually taut and graceful. Decoration found on the gu includes snakes, cicadas, the taotie, or monster mask, and the gui, or dragonlike monster with curled tail and gaping jaw.
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