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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Initialism of media/multiple attachment unit: a connectivity device for a token ring network. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
2. 2
   A kind of short-haired domestic cat.
3. 3
   Initialism of monthly active user: a measurement of customer engagement, typically with an online service. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A city and district of Azamgarh division, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From mȧu, the rendering of Egyptian mjw (“cat”) in Karl Richard Lepsius’s 19th-century transcription system.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hindi मऊ (maū).

Related phrases

Arabian MauEgyptian Mauuttar pradesh

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