UK -abbr

  1. United Kingdom

ukase [yü-'kās, -'kāz, 'yü-,; ü-'käz] -n

  1. a proclamation by a Russian emperor or government having the force of law
  2. edict

uke ['yük] -n

  1. ukulele

uki·yoe [ü-,kē-ō-'yā, -'ā] -n

  1. a Japanese art movement that flourished from the 17th to the 19th century and produced paintings and prints depicting the everyday life and interests of the common people
  2. the paintings and prints themselves

Ukrai·ni·an [yü-'krā-nē-ən also -'krī-] -n, adj

  1. a native or inhabitant of Ukraine
  2. the Slavic language of the Ukrainian people

uku·le·le [,yü-kə-'lā-lē, ,ü-] -n

  1. a small guitar of Portuguese origin popularized in Hawaii in the 1880s and strung typically with four strings