Hyphenation of bureau

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word bureau? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

bu-reau

Definitions of bureau:

1.	An administrative unit of government The Central Intelligence Agency The Census Bureau Office of Management and Budget Tennessee Valley Authority
2.	Furniture with drawers for keeping clothes

Synonyms of bureau:

noun	agency, federal agency, government agency, office, authority, administrative unit, administrative body
noun	chest of drawers, chest, dresser, furniture, piece of furniture, article of furniture

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.