Nam
noun
Nam
1 American
[nahm, nam]
/ nɑm, næm /
Or
'Nam
noun
Informal.
Nam
2
American
[nahm]
/ nɑm /
noun
NAM
3
American
Or
N.A.M.
abbreviation
Nam
1
British
/ næm /
noun
NAM
2
British
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of Nam
First recorded in 1965–70; by shortening
Example Sentences
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South Korea's Vice Oceans Minister Nam Jae-hon said the Arctic route was "bound to become an alternative" to Middle Eastern shipping lanes -- as geopolitical risks and technological advances make it increasingly competitive.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
Though Nam Ji-ah looks like Ah-eum, Lee does not believe it is her but together they try to discover what happened to her parents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
The indictment supersedes a previous indictment of Singamas Marketing Director Vick Nam Hing Ma, who was arrested in France last month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
According to Viet Nam News, she was transported to Hanoi's Viet Duc Friendship Hospital, where she died on 2 April, with her parents at her bedside.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
Sergeant Simpson had six days left in Nam.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
“The productivity advantages, supported by preferential trade and investment with Mexico and Canada under the USMCA, remain critical,” NAM says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
In more than 60 years of existence, NAM has had little impact on trade or diplomacy.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 21, 2023
NAM also made a slippery slope argument: it claimed that in time the government would use the amendment to expand its power even more.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 1, 2023
India was a founding member in the early 1960s of NAM, which was not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 6, 2023
The representatives asked NAM to investigate whether Daszak should be expelled from the prestigious institution, which elected him as a member in 2018.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 28, 2022
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