Nat
A diminutive of the male given name Nathanael, Nathaniel or Nathan.
A diminutive of female given names such as Natasha, Natalie, and Natalia.
Nat (plural Nats)
(slang, informal, Australian politics) A member or supporter of the Australian National Party.
(slang, informal, UK politics) A member or supporter of the Scottish National Party.
(slang, informal, South African politics, dated) A member or supporter of the National Party of South Africa.
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nat (plural nats)
A spirit in Burmese mythology, whose cult is followed alongside Buddhism.
nat (not comparable)
(obsolete) Not. [14th-17th c.]
nat (plural nats)
A logarithmic unit of information or entropy, based on natural logarithms.
• nit, nepit
• -ant, ANT, Ant, Ant., NTA, TAN, TNA, Tan, a'n't, an't, ant, ant-, ant., tan
NAT (plural er-noun)
(politics) Abbreviation of National Party.
(aviation) Abbreviation of North Atlantic Tracks.
(Internet) Acronym of Network Address Translation. (A network function whereby one network address is rewritten (translated) to another address: Network Address Translation is frequently used to allow multiple network nodes (computers or inter-networked devices) to share a single internet (or local network) IP address. NAT may be used in "one to one", "many to one", or "one to many" types of configurations.)
(Internet) Acronym of Network Address Translator. (A device that implements that network function; a NAT firewall.)
• -ant, ANT, Ant, Ant., NTA, TAN, TNA, Tan, a'n't, an't, ant, ant-, ant., tan
Source: Wiktionary
Nat, adv.
Definition: Not. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Nat Etym: [For ne at.]
Definition: Not at; nor at. [Obs.] haucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 December 2024
(verb) commit fraud and steal from one’s employer; “We found out that she had been fiddling for years”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
