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N

N is the fourteenth letter of the modern Latin alphabet.

Semitic Nûn was probably the picture of a snake; the sound value of the letter was /n/ - as in Greek, Etruscan, Latin and all modern languages. Greek name: Nυ, Ny.

November represents the letter N in the NATO phonetic alphabet.

Meanings for N

• In calendars, N is often an abbreviation for the month November.
• In chemistry, N is the symbol for nitrogen
• In financial securities, N is the stock symbol for Inco Limited
• In international licence plate codes, N stands for Norway.
• In mathematics, blackboard bold represents the natural numbers
• In the Metric system,
  • N is the symbol for the newton, the SI derived unit for force (physics).
  • n, nano, is the SI prefix meaning 10^-9.
• In physics, n is the symbol for a neutron
• In radiocommunication, N is one of the ITU prefixes allocated to the United States. Callsigns beginning with N are generally used by U.S. Navy radio stations, as well as civilian aircraft.
• In video games, N is the abbreviation for Nintendo.

See also: Ñ

Two-letter combinations starting with N:

• na nb nc nd ne nf ng nh ni nj nk nl nm nn no np nq nr ns nt nu nv nw nx ny nz

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