cuny

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cuny¹

noun cunies

  1. An ordinary seaman. I early found my way to ships to become a sea-cuny.

CUNY²

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of City University of New York

Cuny³

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Borrowed from French Cuny.

proper noun Cunys

  1. A surname from French.

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"cuny." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cuny. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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cuny. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cuny

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"cuny." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cuny.

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@misc{cuny_2026,
  title = {cuny},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cuny},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}