na

¹ American  

[nah, nuh] / nɑ, nə /

adverb

1. no.

2. not; in no way; by no means.

---

conjunction

1. nor; neither.

Na ² American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. sodium.

---

NA ³ American  

abbreviation

1. not applicable. Also n/a

2. not available.

---

n/a ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. no account.

2. not applicable. Also NA

3. not available.

---

N.A. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. National Army.

2. North America.

3. not applicable.

4. Microscopy. numerical aperture.

---

NA ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. North America

2. Netherlands Antilles (international car registration)

---

Na ² British  

symbol

1. sodium

---

na ³ British  

/ nɑː /

determiner

1. a variant of nae

---

na ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. Namibia

---

n/a ⁵ British  

abbreviation

1. not applicable

---

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

NA: I once asked AI to describe the difference between my writing and Annie’s.

From Los Angeles Times

NA: Annie first asked if she could annotate what I had written.

From Los Angeles Times

NA: There’s no way around “Bird by Bird,” and I just have to deal with that.

From Los Angeles Times

NA: I had the opposite reaction to recording the audio version.

From Los Angeles Times

Designed by Na Song, the cover features drooping blue crayon text and a small illustration of a girl.

From Los Angeles Times