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CSU en · PROPN · etymology 1

Etymology

Abbreviation

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Colorado State University
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of California State University.
    • “I am extremely pleased and deeply appreciative that we have reached common ground with CFA that will end the strike immediately,” CSU Chancellor Mildred García said in a separate statement. 2024 January 23, Melissa Alonzo, “Cal State faculty members end strike after one day”, in CNN:
  3. (Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Cagayan State University.

Coordinates

CU · USC · UC · Caltech · w:University of California

Hypernyms

university ("C" State University) · state university ("C" State University)

Synonyms

Colorado State · Cal State · California State

wikidata: Q815352 · wikidata: Q1111640 · wikidata: Q1025711

Source: en.wiktionary, “CSU” (name), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

CSU en · PROPN · etymology 2

Etymology

Borrowed from German CSU. Also an initialism of Christian Social Union.

Meanings

  1. (German) The Bavarian Christian Social Union (Christlich-Soziale Union), a major mainstream right-wing political party in Bavaria.
    • The ever-present two dominant parties of German politics, the Christian Democrats (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU), unofficially known as the Union, make up one grouping. The Social Democrats, or SPD, form another. Given the German system of proportional representation, the government tends to be formed in a coalition, usually headed by the CDU/CSU or the SPD. 2024 December 16, Sebastian Shukla, Nadine Schmidt and Claudia Otto, “Germany’s Scholz has lost a confidence vote. Here’s what comes next”, in CNN:

Coordinates

SPD (Christlich-Soziale Union) · FDP (Christlich-Soziale Union) · AfD (Christlich-Soziale Union) · CDU (Christlich-Soziale Union)

Translations (4)

de Christlich-Soziale Union (Christlich-Soziale Union) · cmn 基社盟 (Christlich-Soziale Union) · de CSU (Christlich-Soziale Union) · pl CSU (Christlich-Soziale Union)

wikipedia: Christian Social Union in Bavaria