English Words Starting With N

• notre dame mountains

  nounLow (Proper noun, specific geographic reference)
  /ˌnɒtrə ˈdɑːm ˈmaʊntɪnz/A mountain range in eastern North America, extending across parts of Quebec, Canada, and the northeastern United States.
• nottaway

  nounVery Low
  /ˈnɒtəweɪ/A historical name for a Native American people (the Nottoway) or the river and region associated with them.
• nottingham

  nounB2
  /ˈnɒtɪŋəm/A city in the East Midlands of England, historically famous for its association with the Robin Hood legend.
• nottinghamshire

  nounC1
  /ˈnɒtɪŋəmʃə/A county in the East Midlands region of England.
• nottoway

  nounC2
  /ˈnɒtəweɪ/A proper noun referring to a Native American people historically from Virginia, their Iroquoian language, or a county/river named for them.
• notturno

  nounC2
  /nɒˈtɜː.nəʊ/A short composition of a dreamy or pensive character, typically for piano.
• notum

  nounVery Low
  /ˈnəʊtəm/The dorsal plate of a thoracic segment in insects and some other arthropods.
• notungulate

  nounExtremely rare / Technical
  /ˌnəʊ.tʌŋˈɡjuː.lət/A member of an extinct order of hoofed, herbivorous mammals native to South America, characterized by a distinctive, primitive foot structure.
• notus

  nounVery low. Highly specialized/technical.
  /ˈnəʊtəs/A strong, cold, north wind in the eastern Mediterranean, especially in the Aegean Sea and Adriatic Sea; a modern name derived from classical Latin 'Notus' referring to the south wind, repurposed for a specific regional wind.
• nouadhibou

  nounVery Low
  /ˌnwɑːdɪˈbuː/A city in Mauritania, located on a peninsula in the Atlantic Ocean.
• nouakchott

  nounVery low
  /nwɑːkˈʃɒt/The capital and largest city of Mauritania, located on the Atlantic coast.
• nougat

  nounC1
  /ˈnuːɡɑː/A sweet confection made from sugar or honey, nuts (typically almonds, hazelnuts, or walnuts), and sometimes egg white.
• nougatine

  nounC1 (Low-Frequency Food Term)
  /ˈnuːɡətiːn/A sweet confection made from caramelised sugar and chopped nuts, especially almonds or hazelnuts, often used as a crunchy layer or in desserts.
• nought

  nounLow
  /nɔːt/The digit 0; zero; nothing.
• noughties

  plural-nounC1/C2
  /ˈnɔːtiːz/The decade from 2000 to 2009
• noughts and crosses

  nounLow
  /ˈnɔːts ən(d) ˈkrɒsɪz/A simple pencil-and-paper game for two players who take turns marking the spaces in a three-by-three grid with X or O, trying to get three of their marks in a row.
• noumea

  nounLow
  /nuːˈmeɪə/The capital and largest city of New Caledonia, a French overseas territory in the South Pacific.
• noumenon

  nounC2 (Highly specialised, rare)
  /ˈnuːmɪnɒn/In philosophy, a thing as it is in itself, independent of our perception and understanding, posited by Kant as opposed to a 'phenomenon' (the thing as it appears to us).
• noun

  nounA1
  /naʊn/A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea. It serves as the subject or object of a verb.
• noun adjunct

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈnaʊn ˌædʒ.ʌŋkt/A noun that modifies another noun, acting like an adjective while remaining a noun in form (e.g., 'chicken' in 'chicken soup', 'train' in 'train station').

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