NL

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. New Latin; Neo-Latin. Also NL., N.L.

2. night letter.

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n.l. ² American  

abbreviation

1. Printing. new line.

2. non licet.

3. non liquet.

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N.L. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Baseball. National League.

2. Also NL, NL. New Latin; Neo-Latin.

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NL ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. New Latin

2. the Netherlands (international car registration)

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nl ² British  

abbreviation

1. non licet

2. non liquet

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nl ³ British  

abbreviation

1. the Netherlands

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Etymology

Origin of nl

Latin: (for sense 1) it is not permitted (for sense 2) it is not clear

Example Sentences

NL Analytics, which provided the data from call transcripts, also categorized executives’ statements referencing tariffs as positive, negative or neutral.

From The Wall Street Journal

On a late-October earnings call soon after, Ford executives were less negative, data from NL Analytics show.

From The Wall Street Journal

He was the NL’s MVP for the second time in as many seasons, this time as a two-way player.

From Los Angeles Times

But Ohtani homered twice more — including a 469-foot blast over the right-field pavilion — and went on to strike out 10 in six innings to help the Dodgers secure their second consecutive NL pennant.

From Los Angeles Times

Ryan Helsley, 31, RP, 0.1, 7.3: Too bad for Helsley that he wasn’t a free agent after the 2024 season, when he led the NL with 49 saves and struck out 79 batters in 66.1 innings with the Cardinals.

From Los Angeles Times