The twenty-first letter of the modern English alphabet, usually representing a vowel sound.
U'waThe U'wa are an Indigenous people of northeastern Colombia and adjacent Venezuela, and U'wa is also the name of their language.
U'wa PeopleAn Indigenous people of northeastern Colombia who traditionally inhabit the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy region.
UbangiA major river in Central Africa, formed by the Uele and Mbomou rivers and flowing into the Congo River.
Ubangi-ShariA former French colonial territory in central Africa, corresponding largely to the present-day Central African Republic.
UbangianRelating to the Ubangian languages, peoples, or cultural region of Central Africa.
UberVery; over; above; used as a prefix meaning “super-” or “transcending.”
UbiquitousPresent, appearing, or found everywhere.
UbiquityThe state of being everywhere at once; omnipresence.
UbivstvoThe act of killing; murder.
UbuntuA philosophy emphasizing shared humanity, compassion, mutual dependence, and community.
UcheA name of Igbo origin meaning 'mind' or 'thought'.
UchechukwuAn Igbo given name meaning “the mind of God” or “God’s thought.”
UcheomaAn Igbo personal name commonly interpreted as “good thought,” “good mind,” or “beautiful thinking.”
UchikomiA martial-arts training drill involving repeated entries or attacks, usually without completing the throw or technique.
UdderThe mammary gland of a cow, sheep, goat, or other hoofed mammal.
UdderlessLacking an udder; especially used of an animal that does not have one or is not nursing.
UdeA variant spelling of oud, a pear-shaped Middle Eastern stringed instrument.
UdegeA member of an Indigenous Tungusic people of the Russian Far East, or the language traditionally spoken by them.
UdegheAn alternative English spelling of Udege, referring to an Indigenous people and their language of the Russian Far East.