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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

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Police soon focussed on Nat Fraser – but the inquiry ran into two major problems.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

Nat wants to prove she’s a good ghost, not one of the bad ones who cause mischief.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

The day after the meeting, Zoph had dinner at a pizzeria with Meta executives Alexandr Wang and Nat Friedman, he confirmed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

They took 11 off the first over from Nat Sciver-Brunt and 20 from the third to race to 40 before Shabnim Ismail removed Mandhana for 18.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

In the days that followed she had fun bringing Nat reports of Salem’s reaction to the news.

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