English Words: N

24,391 words · Page 81 of 488

Negrophobianoun

The fear, hate, or dislike of black people of any descent, usually Africans.

negrophobicadj

Having a fear or loathing of black people.

Negropontname

Former name of Euboea.

Negrosname

An island of the Philippines, located in the Visayas.

Negros Occidentalname

A province of the Negros Island Region, Visayas, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Bacolod.

Negros Orientalname

A province of the Negros Island Region, Visayas, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Dumaguete.

negrostriataladj

Misspelling of nigrostriatal.

negusnoun

A drink made of wine, often port, mixed with hot water, oranges or lemons, spices and sugar.

NEHname

Initialism of The New English Hymnal.

Nehaname

A female given name from Hindi, of mainly Indian usage.

Nehemiahname

A governor of Judea who was, according to the Tanakh, sent by the king of Persia to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.

nehilothnoun

A word of uncertain meaning in the title of Psalm 5. Perhaps a type of wind instrument or a particular tune.

Nehirowimowinname

Synonym of Atikamekw

Nehlsname

A surname from German.

Nehmename

A surname from Arabic.

Nehmzowname

A surname from German.

Nehoiuname

A town in Buzău County, Romania.

Nehraname

a surname of the Jat community found in Haryana, northwest Rajasthan

Nehruname

A surname from Hindi.

Nehru jacketnoun

A hip-length tailored unisex coat with a mandarin collar, modelled on the South Asian achkan or sherwani and briefly popular in the West in the 1960s and 1970s.

Nehruvianadj

Of or relating to Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 1964, and his policies.

Nehushtannoun

Any false idol.

Nei Mengguname

Synonym of Inner Mongolia: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.

Nei Monggolname

Alternative form of Nei Mongol.

Nei Mongolname

Synonym of Inner Mongolia.

Nei-chiangname

Alternative form of Neijiang.

Nei-hsiangname

Alternative form of Neixiang.

Nei-Huname

Alternative form of Neihu.

Nei-huangname

Alternative form of Neihuang.

Nei-meng-kuname

Alternative form of Nei Menggu.

neidenoun

A binary compound of neon and another element.

Neidenname

A village in Norway.

Neidenburgname

Former name for Nidzica, a town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Poland, between Olsztyn and Mława.

Neidername

A surname from German.

Neidertname

A surname from German.

Neidhardtname

A surname from German.

Neidigname

A surname from German.

Neidighname

A surname from German.

neifnoun

A woman born in the state of serfdom; a female serf.

neifenoun

Alternative form of neif.

Neifertname

A surname from German.

Neigername

A surname from German.

neighnoun

The cry of a horse.

neighbornoun

US standard spelling of neighbour.

neighborethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of neighbor

neighborhoodnoun

The residential area near one's home.

neighborhood electric vehiclenoun

A low-speed low-weight short-range electric vehicle.

neighborhoodfulnoun

Enough to fill a neighborhood.

neighborhoodingnoun

The organisation of office space into distinct neighborhoods

neighborhoodlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a neighborhood.

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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 81. 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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