Nam

¹

or 'Nam

[ nahm, nam ]

noun

, Informal.

1. Vietnam.

Nam

²

[ nahm ]

noun

1. a former name of Chao Phraya.

NAM

³

or N.A.M.

abbreviation for

1. National Association of Manufacturers.

Nam

¹

/ næm /

noun

1. informal.
   Vietnam

NAM

²

abbreviation for

1. Namibia (international car registration)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Nam¹

First recorded in 1965–70; by shortening

Example Sentences

It’s All About ‘Nam The most insane theory has been saved for last.

From The Daily Beast

But funny thing—the chamber and NAM support the Senate immigration bill that the House Republicans are going to kill.

From The Daily Beast

The chamber, NAM, and the evangelical groups have been in on the immigration discussions from the start.

From The Daily Beast

Think Viet Nam, without a Cold War to offer as rationale for our presence.

From The Daily Beast

I bought it at a tiny stand near the Nam Ou river, the blue tablecloths catching my eye as I wandered past the stall.

From The Daily Beast

Annuit vero ac propemodum sese iam Nortmannum pronuntiat; nam Gallos fer omnes Nortmannos appellitant.

From Project Gutenberg

Nam Sacerdos ille, qui huc ante nos aduenerat, nostro statim adutu in Galliam sua ipse sponte & pro veteri desiderio remigrauit.

From Project Gutenberg

Nam erga reliquos, aut hc aut in nauibus agentes didicerunt nobis non facil quicqu gratis dare.

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Nam neque id diu fuit, & semper altero decumbente, alter stetit.

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Nam Congregatio S. Officii in matrimonium duas mulieres ovariis orbatas inire permisit.

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