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ulus

ulus is the plural of ulu.

Meaning of ulu

Noun (1)

ulu (plural ulus or uluit)

  1. An all-purpose knife traditionally used by Yup'ik, Inuit, and Aleut women.

Noun (2)

ulu

  1. (Hawaii) Breadfruit

See all 4 meanings of ulu

Noun

ulus (plural uluses)

  1. An administrative division of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia, similar to райо́н (rajón, “district”) in Russia proper.

Forms of ulus

pluraluluses

Origin of ulus

From Russian улу́с (ulús), from Yakut улуус (uluus).

Questions about ulus

What does ulus mean?
Ulus means an administrative division of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia, similar to райо́н (rajón, “district”) in Russia proper.
What is ulus the plural of?
Ulus is the plural of ulu.
What part of speech is ulus?
Ulus is a noun.
What is the plural of ulus?
The plural of ulus is uluses.

Words near ulus in the dictionary

  1. ululu
  2. Ulunchun
  3. Ulundurpet
  4. Ulupna
  5. Uluru
  6. ulus
  7. uluses
  8. ulva
  9. ulvaceous
  10. ulvalean
  11. ulvaleans

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