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• na
  na

  adverb

  no.
• Na
  Na

  sodium.
• NA
  NA

  abbreviation

  not applicable. Also n/a
• n/a
  n/a

  abbreviation

  no account.
• N.A.
  N.A.

  abbreviation

  National Army.

na

¹ American  

[nah, nuh] / nɑ, nə /

adverb

1. no.

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

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conjunction

1. nor; neither.

Na ² American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. sodium.

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NA ³ American  

abbreviation

1. not applicable. Also n/a

2. not available.

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n/a ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. no account.

2. not applicable. Also NA

3. not available.

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N.A. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. National Army.

2. North America.

3. not applicable.

4. Microscopy. numerical aperture.

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NA ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. North America

2. Netherlands Antilles (international car registration)

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Na ² British  

symbol

1. sodium

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na ³ British  

/ nɑː /

determiner

1. a variant of nae

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na ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. Namibia

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n/a ⁵ British  

abbreviation

1. not applicable

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Etymology

Origin of na¹

before 900; Middle English (north and Scots); in part representing Old English nā ( n ( e ) not, nor + ā ever; cf. ay ¹); in part variant of ne; cf. no ¹

Origin of Na²

From the New Latin word natrium

Example Sentences

Na sits in the corner of a Côte d’Azur waterfront lounge on a glorious midday, the sky an almost abstract blue.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

However, Renan Monteiro, 42, founder of the tourism company Na Favela Turismo, told AFP that the drone footage was the fruit of efforts to show tourists "the positive side of the favela."

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Listen to No, I'm not crying by Na Hoon-A below:

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

Zhang and Na conducted the work as postdoctoral researchers at Caltech and are now based at Tsinghua University and Peking University in Beijing, respectively.

From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2026

Now she’s in front of the cathedral, the one I usually pray in, near Na Bramie.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron