na

[ nah, nuh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

no ¹.
not; in no way; by no means.

conjunction

nor; neither.

Symbol, Chemistry.

sodium.

abbreviation for

not applicable. Also n/a
not available.

n/a

⁴

abbreviation for

no account.
not applicable. Also NA
not available.

N.A.

⁵

abbreviation for

National Army.
North America.
not applicable.
Microscopy. numerical aperture.

n/a

abbreviation for

not applicable

the internet domain name for

Namibia

the chemical symbol for

sodium

⁴

abbreviation for

North America
Netherlands Antilles (international car registration)

⁵

/ nɑː /

determiner

a variant of nae

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Word History and Origins

Origin of na¹

before 900; Middle English (north and Scots); in part representing Old English nā ( n ( e ) not, nor + ā ever; ay ¹ ); in part variant of ne; no ¹

Origin of na²

From the New Latin word natrium

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Word History and Origins

Origin of na¹

Latin natrium

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Example Sentences

Et monseigneur n'a-t-il pas ensuite, par sa prsence, confirm et ratifi tout ce qui avait t fait en son nom?

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Comment un cardinal n'a-t-il pas senti qu'il ne faut pas lever une glise pour faire pendant quelque chose?

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Staring out in great black letters that made the sentry gasp were the letters d-y-n-a-m-i-t-e!

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"N-a-n," he wrote, with the N much longer than the other letters.

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She read "H-y-m-n-a-l" on the back of the first book—dropping it she gathered up another.

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