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abbreviation

network computer.

no charge.

North Carolina (approved especially for use with zip code).

numerical control.

Military. Nurse Corps.

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Words nearby NC

NbE, NBG, N-bomb, NBS, NbW, NC, NC-17, NCAA, N.C.C., NCCJ, NCCL

Other definitions for NC (2 of 3)

n/c

no charge.

Other definitions for NC (3 of 3)

N.C.

abbreviation

no charge.

North Carolina.

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How to use NC in a sentence

“My film got slammed with an NC-17 for a scene of ‘suggested’ oral sex,” wrote Kramer.
Oral Sex Comes of Age in Hollywood: ‘Gone Girl’ the Latest Film to Showcase Female Pleasure|Marlow Stern|October 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Moravian settlers in NC were the first Americans to officially celebrate the 4th of July.
The First Americans to Observe the 4th Were Moravian Pacifists|Linda C. Brinson|July 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Daily Beast spoke to the two of them at Moogfest, in Asheville, NC.
Hanging Out With the Minds Behind Google Doodles and Chrome Experiments|Douglas Wolk|May 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“It might be a Christmas miracle that bipartisanship can still happen,” exclaimed Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC).
A Rare Bipartisan House Budget Vote Is Cause for Optimism|Ben Jacobs|December 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST

When Noriega worked for Sen. Jesse Helms (R-NC), he helped write the Helms-Burton law.
Raul Castro Reaches Out to Obama, But Don’t Call It a Thaw|Eli Lake, Josh Rogin|December 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The next trans-Atlantic flight was made about a month after the NC-4 had blazed the air route across the ocean.
The Romance of Aircraft|Lawrence Yard Smith
The oral of these is the rudiment of a tentacle (t), and the aboral of a nectocalyx (nc).
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
In both the animals this bend corresponds to the position of the notochord NC.
The Origin of Vertebrates|Walter Holbrook Gaskell
The half-hour lead gave the NC-4 a chance to get through a fog which was coming up over the Azores ahead of the other machines.
Opportunities in Aviation|Arthur Sweetser
No one believed that the NC-1 could be made ready in time for the flight twenty-four hours away.
Opportunities in Aviation|Arthur Sweetser

British Dictionary definitions for NC (1 of 2)

the internet domain name for

New Caledonia

British Dictionary definitions for NC (2 of 2)

N.C.

abbreviation for

North Carolina

British education National Curriculum

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