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553 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

Urruty: a French surname from Basque
Ursule: a female given name, equivalent to English Ursula
Uruguay: Uruguay (a country in South America)
Uruguayen: an Uruguayan, member or descendant of the people of Uruguay
Urvoas: a surname from Breton
Ustou: Ustou (a village in Ariège department, Occitania, France)
Utah: Utah (a state in the western United States)
Utique: Utica, an ancient Phoenician colony in present-day Tunisia.
Utrecht: Utrecht (a province of the Netherlands); Utrecht (a city and municipality, the capital of Utrecht province, Netherlands)
u.a.: initialism of unité astronomique
ua: abbreviation of unité astronomique
ubac: shady side of a mountain
uberisation: alternative spelling of ubérisation
ubiquiste: ubiquitous (being everywhere)
ubiquitaire: ubiquitous (being everywhere)
ubiquité: ubiquity
ubuesque: Ubuesque (absurdly grotesque)
ubérisation: Uberization (the adoption of a business model centred specifically on the use of smartphone apps to obtain services)
ubériser: to Uberize (US), Uberise (UK)
uchronie: uchronia
uchronique: uchronic
udon: udon
ufologie: ufology
ufologique: ufological
ufologue: ufologist
uhlan: uhlan
ukase: ukase (a decree from a Russian ruler, or any absolute or arrogant order); edict, dictate
ukrainien: Ukrainian (language)
ukrainien: Ukrainian
ukrainisation: Ukrainization
ukrainité: Ukrainianness
ukrainophone: a Ukrainophone (One who speaks the Ukrainian language.)
ukrainophone: Ukrainophone (Ukrainian-speaking)
ukronazi: Ukronazi
ukronazi: Ukronazi
ukulélé: ukulele
ulcère: ulcer (an open sore)
ulcératif: ulcerative
ulcération: ulceration
ulcérer: to ulcerate
ulcéreux: ulcerous
ulcéroïde: ulcer-shaped
ulmine: ulmin
ulmique: ulmic
ulnaire: ulnar
ulti: ult, ultimate (most powerful attack of a video game character)
ultima Thulé: ultima Thule
ultimatum: ultimatum
ultime: ultimate
ultime Thule: ultima Thule; alternative form of ultime Thulé
ultime Thulé: ultima Thule; alternative form of ultima Thulé
ultime avertissement: the recourse to the use of limited, sub- or prestrategic, tactical nuclear strikes as part of a nuclear deterrent, constituting a “final warning” and the last measure before strategic nuclear bombardment; also, such a strike
ultimement: ultimately, eventually
ultra: ultra, extreme
ultra: extremist; an ultraroyalist during the Bourbon Restoration period in France
ultra-catho: a Catholic extremist
ultra-catho: relating to Catholic extremism
ultra-patriotisme: ultrapatriotism
ultra-royaliste: ultraroyalist
ultra-royaliste: ultraroyalist