nawab |
a governor or viceroy in India under the Mogul empire; nabob. |
nay |
no (used to express disagreement, denial, or rejection, as in a vote). [2 definitions] |
Naypyidaw |
the capital city of Myanmar since 2006. |
naysayer |
a person who refuses, denies, or opposes, esp. because of cynicism or pessimism. |
Nazarite |
among the ancient Hebrews, a person who took strict vows to abstain from wine, leave the hair long, and avoid touching corpses. |
Nazi |
a member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party which controlled Germany under Hitler from 1933 to 1945. [3 definitions] |
Nb |
symbol of the chemical element niobium. |
n.b. |
abbreviation of "nota bene" (Latin); mark well; take notice. |
NBA |
abbreviation of "National Basketball Association," a major U.S. sports league that organizes and regulates the highest level of men's professional basketball competition. |
NBC |
abbreviation of "National Broadcasting Company." |
NC |
abbreviation of "North Carolina," a southeastern U.S. state on the Atlantic coast between Virginia and South Carolina. |
NC17 |
abbreviation of "no children under seventeen," persons under seventeen not admitted (used as a film rating). |
NCO |
abbreviation of "noncommissioned officer," an enlisted member of the armed forces with an officer's rank below commissioned or warrant officers, such as a sergeant or corporal in the U.S. Army. |
ND |
abbreviation of "North Dakota," a north central U.S. state on the Canadian border between Minnesota and Montana. |
Nd |
symbol of the chemical element neodymium. |
N'Djamena |
the capital of Chad. |
NE1 |
abbreviation of "Nebraska," a Midwestern U.S. state between South Dakota and Kansas. |
Ne |
symbol of the chemical element neon. |
NE2 |
abbreviation of "northeast." [2 definitions] |
Neanderthal |
designating an early form of human of the Pleistocene period. [3 definitions] |
neap |
designating the tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon when there is the least rise and fall of water. |