Uru or URU may refer to:

Language

Uru dialect Central Kilimanjaro, or Central Chaga, is a Bantu language of Tanzania spoken by the Chaga people. There are several dialects: * Moshi (Old Moshi, Mochi, ''Kimochi'') * Uru * Mbokomu * Wuunjo (Wunjo, Vunjo, ''Kivunjo''), including Kiruwa, Kilema ...

of Central Kilimanjaro, a Bantu language of Tanzania *

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 *

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-Ameri ...

, an extinct language of the Uros, an Amerindian people *

Urumi language Urumi is an extinct Tupian language of the state of Rondônia, in the Amazon region of Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin Am ...

, an extinct language of the Amazon region of Brazil *

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

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) *

Üru Üru is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia. Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Kihelkonna Parish Kihelkonna Parish was a municipality in Saare County, Estonia. The parish included the isl ...

, a village in Saare County, Estonia *

Uru, Iran Abrud ( fa, ابرود, also Romanized as Ābrūd; also known as Uru) is a village in Bala Velayat Rural District, in the Central District of Torbat-e Heydarieh County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Re ...

, a village in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran *

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 *

Uru Uru Lake __NOTOC__ Uru Uru Lake is a lake in the Oruro Department in Bolivia. It is fed by the Desaguadero River and the Jach'a Jawira. It is situated at an elevation of 3,686 m, its surface area is 214 km2. The lake is formed by the flow of the Des ...

, a lake south of the Bolivian town of Oruro *

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 Papua ...

, an airport on Malaita, Solomon Islands *

Uru River (Goiás) The Uru River is a river of Goiás state in central Brazil. See also *List of rivers of Goiás List of rivers in Goiás (Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's n ...

, a river of central Brazil *

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 * Uyu River, or Uru River, a river of Myanmar *

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 university ...

, a university in Venezuela *

Uru Shimbwe Uru Shimbwe is a town and ward in the Moshi Rural district of the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within th ...

, town in Tanzania

People

* Uru people, a group of pre-Incan people who live in Peru and Bolivia *

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 *

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 *

Storm Uru Storm Uru (born 14 February 1985) is a New Zealand rower. He is from Ngāi Tahu tribe. Uru was born in 1985 in Invercargill. His younger brother, Jade Uru, is also a rower. The broadcaster Tui Uru (1926–2013) was their great-aunt. Tui Uru's ...

(born 1985), New Zealand rower * Uru (singer), a Japanese female singer. *

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

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 *

Uru (comics) Mjolnir, known more formally as Mjölnir () is a fictional magical weapon appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is depicted as the principal weapon of the superhero Thor. Mjolnir, which first appears in ''Journey i ...

, the fictional metal in Marvel Comics, from which Thor's hammer Mjolnir is made *

Uru (The Lion King) This article lists the characters appearing in Disney's ''The Lion King'' franchise. Introduced in ''The Lion King'' (1994) Simba Simba (voiced by Matthew Broderick as adult Simba in the films, Jonathan Taylor Thomas as a cub in ''The Lion Kin ...

, a fictional lioness character * '' Uru: Ages Beyond Myst'', a 2003 computer game ** '' Myst Online: Uru Live'', a 2007 online version of the original game * ''Uru'' (film), a 2017 Tamil-language horror thriller film

Other

* Uru (boat), an ancient trading vessel *

Spot-winged wood quail The spot-winged wood quail (''Odontophorus capueira'') is a species of bird in the family Odontophoridae. It is found in Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay, and formerly in Uruguay. In Portuguese and Spanish the bird is called uru (Corcovado Urú).

, a bird from Latin America *

Mekanika Uru The Uru is a submachine gun made by the production firm Mekanika in 1977 for the Brazilian Army and Police Forces. License for weapons in 1988, bought the branch of FAU, which modernized the Thompson submachine gun in model 2. SACO Defense of the ...

, a submachine gun *

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 repr ...