WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
-du-, root.
- -du- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "two.'' This meaning is found in such words as: dual, duel, duet, duo, duplex, duplicate, duplicity.
'-du-' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Amsterdam
- Androuet du Cerceau
- Artaud
- Asser
- Bandoeng
- Barents
- Barry
- Bellay
- Binchois
- Blanc
- Boer
- Bonaparte
- Bosch
- Bouches-du-Rhône
- Brabant
- Brillat-Savarin
- Brookner
- Brouwer
- Carnot
- Celebes
- Ceram
- Chabrol
- Chant de guerre pour l'armée du Rhin
- Châteauneuf-du-Pape
- Cloots
- Cronjé
- Côtes-d'Armor
- Côtes-du-Nord
- DU
- De Vries
- De Wet
- Devil's Island
- Dongen
- Donizetti
- Doubs
- Douw
- Du Fu
- Du Guesclin
- Du Maurier
- Du Mont
- Du Vigneaud
- Du.
- Dual Alliance
- Durkheim
- FLQ
- Gaillard Cut
- Guesclin
- Kisangani
- Kristeva
- Lafayette