| nat.1 |
abbreviation of "national." |
| nat.2 |
abbreviation of "natural." |
| nat.3 |
abbreviation of "native." |
| natal |
of, concerning, or occurring at birth. [2 definitions] |
| natality |
birth rate. |
| natant |
swimming or floating on or in water. |
| natatorial |
of, pertaining to, or adapted for swimming. |
| natatorium |
a swimming pool and accompanying facilities, usu. indoors. |
| nates |
the buttocks, or a similar part in certain nonhuman organisms. |
| Nathaniel "Sweetwater" Clifton |
U.S. multi-sport athlete, who played with the Harlem Globetrotters prior to becoming the first African American to sign a contract to play in the National Basketball Association (1950) (b.1922--d.1990). |
| nation |
a people living in the same geographic region and having a common history, language, and culture. [3 definitions] |
| national |
of or pertaining to an entire nation. [3 definitions] |
| national anthem |
an official song or composed melody that expresses a nation's pride in itself. |
| national bank |
a bank chartered by the U.S. Government and required to be a member of the Federal Reserve System. [2 definitions] |
| National Basketball Association |
a major US sports league that organizes and regulates the highest level of men's professional basketball competition. (abbr.:NBA) |
| national debt |
the total financial indebtedness of the central government of a nation. |
| National Guard |
a U.S. military reserve force recruited and maintained by each state, but subject to the call of either the state or federal government. |
| National Health Service |
the British health service, largely financed by taxation, that provides free or inexpensive medical treatment. (abbr.:NHS) |
| nationalism |
concern for or devotion to one's own nation, esp. desire for national progress, defense, or independence. [2 definitions] |
| nationalist |
an advocate of nationalism. [3 definitions] |
| nationality |
the condition of belonging to a particular nation by virtue of birth or naturalization. [4 definitions] |