English Words: N

24,391 words · Page 53 of 488

natisitenoun

A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing oxygen, silicon, sodium, and titanium.

nativarnoun

A cultivar of a native plant species.

nativeadj

Belonging to one by birth.

native advertisingnoun

A type of surreptitious advertising that matches the form and function of the platform upon which it appears, often in the form of advertorials.

Native Americannoun

A member of some Indigenous peoples of the Americas.

Native American givernoun

Synonym of Indian giver.

Native Americanesqueadj

Similar to whatever is Native American

Native Californiannoun

An indigenous person of California; a member of one of the indigenous tribes historically associated with California.

native catnoun

The quoll; any member of the genus Dasyurus of carnivorous marsupials.

native daughternoun

A woman born in a specified place.

native heathnoun

The place of one's birth or childhood. or by extension, place of origin.

native languagenoun

One's first language, learned in early childhood.

native milletnoun

Any of several Australian grasses, typically of the genus Panicum, especially Panicum decompositum.

native monkeynoun

A koala.

native myrtlenoun

Any of various Australian plants having myrtle-like leaves, including Myoporum acuminatum.

native signernoun

A person who grew up with a particular sign language as their mother tongue.

native soilnoun

The country or geographical region where one was born or which one considers to be one's true homeland.

native sonnoun

A man born in a specified place.

native speakernoun

A person who grew up with a particular spoken language as their mother tongue.

native supportnoun

a feature that already exists in the environment in which an application is run.

native tigernoun

Tasmanian tiger (Thylacinus cynocephalus)

native tonguenoun

Synonym of native language.

native witnoun

The intelligence or common sense with which one is normally born.

native-bornadj

Being a native and inhabitant of the same place; living where one was born.

native-speakerismnoun

Attitudes to language that prioritize the norms and standards of native speakers.

nativehennoun

Any member of genus Tribonyx of rails, of Australia.

nativelikeadj

Characteristic of a native speaker.

nativelikenessnoun

Quality of being nativelike.

nativelyadv

In the manner of a native, especially a native speaker.

nativenessnoun

The state or condition of being native.

nativesnoun

plural of native

nativisationnoun

Alternative spelling of nativization.

nativismnoun

A policy of favoring native-born inhabitants over immigrants.

nativistnoun

An advocate of nativism.

nativisticadj

In agreement with the philosophy of nativism.

nativitynoun

Someone's birth; the place, time and circumstances of a birth.

nativity playnoun

A dramatic depiction of the story of the birth of Jesus Christ, commonly performed by children in churches and in Christian schools during the Christmas season.

nativity scenenoun

A depiction—which may be pictorial, dramatic, or by means of figurines—of the birth of Jesus Christ in a manger, as described in the New Testament account.

nativizationnoun

The process whereby a language acquires native speakers.

nativizeverb

To make native; to incorporate into native culture.

natlangnoun

A natural language, one that arose without intentional design.

Natmegnoun

A shot where the batsman plays the ball between their own legs into the leg side.

NATOname

Acronym of North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NATOishadj

Relating to or characteristic of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

NATOistnoun

A follower or loyalist of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Natoliname

A surname from Italian.

Natolianame

Obsolete form of Anatolia.

Natoninname

A municipality of Mountain Province, Philippines.

Natoriname

A city in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.

NATOstanname

NATO, or NATO and its allies, collectively.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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 53. 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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