English Words: N
24,391 words · Page 477 of 488
Any of a range of low-value copper coins issued by the Roman and Byzantine empires during Late Antiquity.
A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, (Roman Catholicism, specifically) those living together in a cloister.
A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate district (OS grid ref SE5057).
A small choux pastry eaten during carnival season in France (especially Alsace) and Belgium.
A territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada
A mountain top or rocky element of a ridge that is surrounded by glacial ice but is not covered by ice; a peak protruding from the surface ice sheet.
In Standard Arabic, The use of a suffix ("-n") signifying a lack of syntactical definiteness of the noun or adjective.
An autonomous area in northeastern Labrador in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, claimed by the Inuit.
An unrecognized Inuit territory in Labrador, inhabited by the Inuit-Metis or Labrador Metis, which encompasses Southern Labrador from the Grand River south to Lodge Bay and west to the extent of the official border between Quebec and Labrador.
Of or relating to Geoffrey Nunberg (born 1945), American linguist known for his work on lexical semantics.
A canticle from a text in the second chapter of Luke in the Bible, often used as the final song in a religious service.
Performed so as to have the same legal force and effect as if it had been performed at an earlier time.
A weapon originating from Okinawa, Japan, consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord.
In Korea, the ability to gauge other people's moods, seen as important in interpersonal relationships.
The status or rank of a nuncio (diplomatic representative of the Roman Catholic Church).
The ecclesiastic title of a permanent diplomatic representative of the Roman Catholic Church to a sovereign state or international organization, who is accorded a rank equivalent to an accredited ambassador, and may also be given additional privileges including recognition as Dean in a country's diplomatic corps.
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The English alphabetical index for the letter N contains 24,391 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 488 pages, and you are currently viewing page 477. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.
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