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navigation the act or practice of setting a course for or finding one's way to a destination, esp. by ship, aircraft, or other vehicle; the act or practice of navigating. [4 definitions]
navigator a person who practices the art of navigation. [2 definitions]
navy (often cap.) the part of a nation's military organization that is concerned with warfare on or over the sea. [3 definitions]
navy bean a small, nutritious, white kidney bean, usu. dried for long-term storage.
navy yard a government dockyard for the construction and repair of naval ships and the storage of naval supplies.
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.