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823 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

UAC: UAC
UAF: acronym of Unidad de Análisis Financiero (“Financial Intelligence Unit, in Panama, Paraguay and other Latin-American countries.”)
UAGRM: initialism of Universidad Autónoma Gabriel René Moreno
UAV: UAV
UBA: acronym of Universidad de Buenos Aires (“University of Buenos Aires”)
UCAB: acronym of Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (“Andrés Bello Catholic University”)
UCD: initialism of Unión de Centro Democrático, a Spanish political party (1977–1983).
UCI: acronym of unidad de cuidados intensivos (“intensive care unit”); ICU, ER
UCO: acronym of Unidad Central Operativa, a specialised division of the Guardia Civil
UDEM: alternative form of UdeM; abbreviation of Universidad de Monterrey
UDI: initialism of unidad de inversión
UDI: initialism of Unión Demócrata Independiente (“Independent Democratic Union”), a conservative and right-wing political party in Chile.
UE: initialism of Unión Europea (English: EU)
UEFA: UEFA
UER: acronym of Unión Europea de Radiodifusión (“EBU”)
UF: initialism of Unidad de Fomento, a unit of account adjusted for inflation used in Chile
UGT: initialism of Unión General de Trabajadores (“General Union of Workers”), a Spanish trade union
UI: initialism of Unidad Indexada
UNA: acronym of Universidad Nacional de Agricultura
UNASUR: Union of South American Nations
UNCUYO: initialism of Universidad Nacional de Cuyo
UNEAC: acronym of Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba
UNED: acronym of Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
UNESCO: UNESCO
UNL: initialism of Universidad Nacional del Litoral
UNSA: initialism of Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa
UNT: initialism of Universidad Nacional de Trujillo
UP: initialism of Unidad Previsional
UPyD: acronym of Unión Progreso y Democracia
URD: initialism of Unión Republicana Democrática (“Democratic Republican Union”), a political party in Venezuela
URSS: USSR (a former transcontinental country in Europe and Asia (1922–1991), now split into Russia and 14 other countries; the Soviet Union; in full, Unión de Repúblicas Socialistas Soviéticas)
URUIURUI: initialism of Uruguay Peso en Unidades Indexadas
USAID: Agencia de Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional; USAID.
USB: USB
USC: initialism of Universidad del Sur de California; USC.
USDA: Departamento de Agricultura de Estados Unidos; USDA.
USECIC: acronym of Unidades de Seguridad Ciudadana de la Comandancia a rapid-response unit of the Guardia Civil, Spanish police force
UTE: short for Administración Nacional de Usinas y Transmisiones Eléctricas (“National Administration of Power Plants and Electrical Transmission”), Uruguay's government-owned power company.
UTM: initialism of unidad tributaria mensual, a unit of account used to pay fines in Chile.
UVC: initialism of Unidad de Valor Constante
UVR: initialism of unidad de valor real
Uagadugú: Ouagadougou (the capital city of Burkina Faso)
Uarzazat: Ouarzazate
Ubalde: a surname from Basque
Ubaldo: a surname
Ubalá: a town in Cundinamarca department, Colombia
Ucayali: a region of Peru; a province of Loreto, Peru; a river in Peru, a major source of the Amazon
Ucrania: Ukraine (a country in Eastern Europe, bordering on the north shore of the Black Sea)
Ud.: abbreviation of usted
UdeM: alternative form of UDEM; abbreviation of Universidad de Medellín
Uds: you (plural)
Uds.: abbreviation of ustedes, plural of Ud.
Uehara: a surname from Japanese
Uezán: Ouazzane
Ugalde: a surname from Basque
Uganda: Uganda (a country in East Africa)
Ugarte: a surname from Basque
Ugarteche: a surname from Basque
Ujda: Oujda
Uldarico: a male given name