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GNU

Noun CEFR C2
ˈd͡ʒiːˌɛnˈjuː

Definitions

  1. A large antelope of the genus Connochaetes, native to Africa, having curved horns.
  2. Abbreviation of government of national unity.
    abbreviation, alt-of
  3. The Free Software Foundation's project to develop a free UNIX-like operating system, including the legal framework, such as the source code and documentation licenses.

Equivalents

Españolñu
FrançaisgnouGNU
DeutschGnu
23 more languages
Afrikaanswildebees
العربيةجينونُو
Catalànyu
Češtinapakůň
Danskgnu
Ελληνικάγκνου
Esperantognuo
Suomignugnuu
Gaeilgegnú
Galegoñu
Hrvatskinu
Íslenskagnýr
Italianognukokoon
한국어
Kurdîgnû
Nederlandsgnoe
Portuguêsgnu
Românăgnu
Kiswahilimbogonyumbu
Українськагну

Examples

This scenario would hark back to the post-apartheid era when South Africa operated under a GNU to oversee the new constitution, led by Mandela as president and FW de Klerk and Thabo Mbeki as deputy presidents, between April 1994 and February 1997.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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