national sovereignty |
the right or power of a nation-state to govern itself, with independence from outside control. |
National Weather Service |
an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce that compiles data on weather conditions and issues weather warnings. |
Nation of Islam |
an organization, mainly of U.S. blacks, that espouses the religious and ethical doctrines of Islam. (See Black Muslim.) |
nation-state |
the modern autonomous nation, considered as a unit of political organization. |
nationwide |
throughout or over the entire nation. |
native |
being the place of birth or origin. [8 definitions] |
Native American |
a member of any of the peoples who have lived in North, Central, or South America since the time before the Europeans arrived; American Indian. [2 definitions] |
native-born |
connected to a specified place by birth. |
nativism |
the practice that favors and preserves the interests of natives over those of more recent settlers. |
nativity |
circumstances or place of being born; birth. [2 definitions] |
NATO |
abbreviation of "North Atlantic Treaty Organization." |
natty |
(informal) neat, well-groomed, and smartly dressed; dapper. |
natural |
of, pertaining to, produced by, or existing in nature. [9 definitions] |
natural-born citizen |
a person born in the United States or on foreign soil to two parents who are American citizens. Being a natural-born citizen is a requirement for becoming a U.S. president. |
natural childbirth |
childbirth undergone without anesthesia or surgical aid, in preparation for which the expectant mother has often received instruction in the management of pain through breathing and relaxation exercises. |
natural disaster |
a disaster, such as an earthquake, flood, or volcanic eruption, that is caused by natural rather than human forces and which destroys life and property. |
natural gas |
a mixture of hydrocarbon gases occurring naturally in the earth's crust, usu. with petroleum deposits, that is used chiefly for fuel. |
natural history |
the study of botany, zoology, geology, and other sciences that deal with objects in nature or the physical world. |
naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. [3 definitions] |
naturalist |
a person who has expertise in or is devoted to the study of the natural sciences, esp. botany and zoology. [2 definitions] |
naturalistic |
exhibiting or pertaining to naturalism. [2 definitions] |