SU

See also: Appendix:Variations of "su"

Translingual

Etymology 1

Symbol

SU

1. (algebra) special unitary group

Coordinate terms

• U, GL, SL

Etymology 2

Symbol

SU

1. (international standards, obsolete) Former ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for the Soviet Union from 1974 to 1992.

   Synonym: SUN (alpha-3)

2. (international standards) Exceptionally reserved ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for the Soviet Union.

   Synonym: SUN (alpha-3)

Usage notes

This is an exceptionally reserved code, included as part of ISO 3166-1 on the request of the Foundation for Internet Development, and is not endorsed for general use by the ISO. It has otherwise been deprecated.

English

Alternative forms

• S.U.

Proper noun

SU

1. Initialism of Soviet Union: a former country in Europe and Asia.

   Synonyms: USSR, CCCP, SSSR

2. Any of several universities:
   1. Initialism of Sabancı University.
   2. Initialism of Salisbury University.
   3. Initialism of Seattle University.
   4. Abbreviation of Seton Hall University.
   5. Initialism of Shippensburg University.
   6. Initialism of Silliman University.
   7. Initialism of Silpakorn University.
   8. Initialism of Sofia University.
   9. Initialism of South University.
   10. Initialism of Stanford University.
   11. Initialism of Stellenbosch University.
   12. Initialism of Stockholm University.
   13. Initialism of Syracuse University.
3. Abbreviation of North Sumatra: a province of Indonesia.

Noun

SU (plural SUs)

1. Initialism of students' union.
2. (algebra) Abbreviation of special unitary group.
3. Initialism of state university.
4. Initialism of statistical unit.

Anagrams

• U's, U. S., U.S., U/S, US, Us, u's, u/s, us

Esperanto

Noun

SU

1. abbreviation of suduesto (“southwest”)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛs.u/, [ˈɛs.u]

Noun

SU (plural SU-SU)

1. (education) initialism of sarjana utama (“master's degree”)
2. (management) initialism of sidang umum

Adjective

SU (comparative lebih SU, superlative paling SU)

1. initialism of semua umur (“all ages”)

Further reading

• “SU”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Italian

Proper noun

SU m pl (plural only)

1. (rare) initialism of Stati Uniti (= United States): a country in North America: US

Norwegian

Proper noun

SU

1. initialism of Sosialistisk Ungdom (“Socialist Youth Party”)