Uru or URU may refer to:
Language
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Uru dialect of Central Kilimanjaro, a Bantu language of Tanzania
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Uru language
The Uru language, more specifically known as Iru-Itu, and Uchumataqu, is an extinct language formerly spoken by the Uru people. In 2004, it had 2 remaining native speakers out of an ethnic group of 140 people in the La Paz Department, Bolivia ne ...
, the extinct language of the Uros, an Amerindian people
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Uru of Ch'imu
Uru of Ch'imu is an extinct language of the Uros, an Amerindian people. Speakers lived on reed islands in Puno Bay in western Lake Titicaca in Peru.
Ch'imu Uru was discovered in 1929 by Lehmann, whose notes are in the Library of the Ibero-Amer ...
, an extinct language of the Uros, an Amerindian people
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Urumi language, an extinct language of the Amazon region of Brazil
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URU (Sumerogram)
The cuneiform sign URU is a relatively distinctive sign in the cuneiform sign lists; with its two verticals at the sign's right, and the central long horizontal stroke, it is not easily confused with other signs. It is commonly found in the i ...
, a relatively distinctive sign in the cuneiform sign lists
* Urú, the addition of a preceding letter to indicate eclipsis in the Irish language; see
Places
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Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
, a country in southeastern South America (ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code: URU)
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Üru, a village in Saare County, Estonia
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Uru, Iran, a village in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
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Uru, São Paulo
Uru is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million p ...
, a city in Brazil
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Uru Uru Lake, a lake south of the Bolivian town of Oruro
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Uru Harbour Airport
Uru Harbour Airport , or Atoifi Airport, is a private airport located in Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Pap ...
, an airport on Malaita, Solomon Islands
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Uru River (Goiás), a river of central Brazil
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Uru River (Maranhão)
The Uru River is a river of Maranhão state in northeastern Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 m ...
, a river of northeastern Brazil
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Uyu River
The Uyu River, also pronounced Uru River (''Uyu Chaung'' in Burmese), is a river in northern Myanmar, formerly Burma. It is a major tributary of the Chindwin River, itself the largest tributary of the country's chief river, the Ayeyarwady. Its s ...
, or Uru River, a river of Myanmar
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Rafael Urdaneta University
Rafael Urdaneta University; URU (Spanish: Universidad Rafael Urdaneta) is a private, non-profit university founded in 1973, located at La Vereda del Lago ( Maracaibo, Venezuela), by the Rafael Urdaneta foundation and the Rafael Urdaneta universit ...
, a university in Venezuela
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Uru Shimbwe, town in Tanzania
People
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Uru people
The Uru or Uros ( ure, Qhas Qut suñi) are an indigenous people of Bolivia. They live on an approximate and still growing 120 self-fashioned floating islands in Lake Titicaca near Puno. They form three main groups: the Uru-Chipaya, Uru-Murat ...
, a group of pre-Incan people who live in Peru and Bolivia
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Henare Uru
Henare Whakatau Uru (1872 – 7 March 1929) was a New Zealand politician. He was the Reform Party Member of Parliament for Southern Maori from 1922 to 1928.
Early life and family
Uru was born at Kaiapoi in 1872. His father was Hoani Uru, a far ...
(1872–1929), New Zealand Maori politician
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Hopere Uru
John Hopere Wharewiti Uru (26 March 1868 – 29 November 1921), sometimes known as Billy Uru, was a New Zealand Māori sportsman and politician. He represented Canterbury at both cricket and rugby union, and was an Independent (and sometimes Re ...
(1868–1921), New Zealand Maori politician
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Storm Uru (born 1985), New Zealand rower
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Uru (singer)
is a Japanese singer-songwriter who is signed to SMAR. She keeps her personal information secret.
In 2020, she became one of five recipients of the Special Achievement Award at the 62nd Japan Record Awards.
Discography Album
Singles
Prom ...
, a Japanese female singer.
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Black Uhuru
Black Uhuru is a Jamaican reggae group formed in 1972, initially as Uhuru ( Swahili for 'freedom'). The group has undergone several line-up changes over the years, with Derrick "Duckie" Simpson as the mainstay. They had their most successful per ...
, Reggae Musicians
Media
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Uttarakhand Residential University
Uttarakhand Residential University (URU), also known as Uttarakhand Aawasiya Vishwavidyalaya, is a state university located at Almora, Uttarakhand, India. It was established in 2016 by the Government of Uttarakhand through the ''Uttarakhand Aaw ...
, a state university in Uttarakhand, India
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Uru (comics), the fictional metal in Marvel Comics, from which Thor's hammer Mjolnir is made
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Uru (The Lion King), a fictional lioness character
* ''
Uru: Ages Beyond Myst'', a 2003 computer game
** ''
Myst Online: Uru Live'', a 2007 online version of the original game
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''Uru'' (film), a 2017 Tamil-language horror thriller film
Other
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Uru (boat)
Uru, also known as Fat Boat in English, is a type of dhow made in Beypore, Kerala, in the southwestern coast of India.
This type of boat has been used by the Arabs since ancient times as trading vessels, and even now, ''uru''s are being man ...
, an ancient trading vessel
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Spot-winged wood quail, a bird from Latin America
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Mekanika Uru, a submachine gun
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Uruguayan Rugby Union
The Uruguayan Rugby Union ( es, Unión de Rugby del Uruguay) is the governing body for rugby union in Uruguay.
Foundation and affiliation
It was founded in 1951 and became affiliated to the International Rugby Board in 1989.
They have been rep ...
See also
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Uhuru (disambiguation)
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Urus (disambiguation)
Urus may refer to:
* Aurochs, a type of cattle
* 𐌿, a letter of the Gothic alphabet
* Urs, death anniversary of a Sufi saint, mostly observed in South Asia
* Urus Khan (died 1377), a Khan of the Blue Horde between 1374 and 1376
* Uru people, ...
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