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NL

1 American  

abbreviation

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

  2. night letter.

n.l. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Printing. new line.

  2. non licet.

  3. non liquet.

N.L. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. Baseball. National League.

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

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

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The San Diego Padres might be the only team that can challenge the Dodgers in the NL West this season.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

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 • Nov. 23, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

Marcell Ozuna, 35, OF/DH, 1.6, 29.5: Ozuna is a proven power bat who has exceeded 20 home runs in nine seasons and led the NL with 18 homers and 56 RBIs in pandemic-shortened 2020.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2025

Another bus, the NL, had pulled up behind it, and after a moment, Richard turned around and climbed on.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

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