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Nat

1 American  
[nat] / næt /

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.


nat. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. national.

  2. native.

  3. natural.

  4. naturalist.


Nat 1 British  
/ næt /

noun

  1. a member or supporter of the Scottish National Party

  2. a member of the National Party

  3. a Member of Parliament for the National Party

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

nat. 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. national

  2. natural

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Key stars such as Lauren Bell, Sophie Ecclestone and Nat Sciver-Brunt have been rested, which has presented opportunities to experiment with the likes of fringe players in Grewcock and Tilly Corteen-Coleman.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

The best new face is Nat Faxon as the station’s insecure captain.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

At Nat 5, the gap is 15.6 percentage points, down from 16.4%.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Early backers included Stripe co-founders Patrick and John Collison, as well as Daniel Gross and Nat Friedman, who are both currently helping lead Meta Platform’s AI efforts.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

Dr. Bentley helped Nat to his feet, took out a handkerchief, and wiped at the mud on Nat’s clothes.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

Drawn from life in the Zoological Gardens, 1/8 nat. size.

From Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3) An Exposition of the Darwinian Theory and a Discussion of Post-Darwinian Questions by George John Romanes

Faictes quilz knele, do that they knele nat. sengenoullent, faictes quilz ne sengenoullent pas.

From An Introductorie for to Lerne to Read, To Pronounce, and to Speke French Trewly by Giles Du Wés

Anacardium occidentale, Cashew Nut plant, belonging to the nat. ord.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various

Dodder, the common name of the plants of the genus Cuscŭta, a group of slender, branched, twining, leafless pink or white annual parasites, nat. ord.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various

Eryngium, a genus of plants belonging to the nat. ord.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various

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