NL
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editEtymology
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editNL
English
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Noun
editNL (uncountable)
- (Australia, business, law, in a company name) Initialism of no liability.
- 2012, Paul Latimer, Australian Business Law[1], published 2012:
- For example, a no liability company must include in its name the words “No Liability” or its abbreviation “NL” as a warning to persons dealing with such a company.
- (telegraphy) Initialism of night letter.
- Coordinate term: DL
Proper noun
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- Abbreviation of Newfoundland and Labrador, a province of Canada.
- Abbreviation of Nagaland, a state of India.
- Initialism of Neo-Latin.
- Initialism of New Latin.
- (US, Canada, baseball) Initialism of National League.
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editFinnish
editProper noun
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- Abbreviation of Neuvostoliitto (“The Soviet Union”).
Japanese
editEtymology
editSaid to be either
- wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from normal + love; or
- from ノンケ (nonke, “hetero”, slang) + love.
Interpretation as normal is debated because of the heteronormative implications.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- (fiction genre) hetero love stories (as opposed to BL or GL)
- Coordinate terms: BL (BL, literally “boys' love”), GL (GL, literally “girls' love”), NL (NL, “heterosexual love”, literally “normal love; nonke love”), TL (TL, literally “teens' love”)
Spanish
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- Abbreviation of Nuevo León (Mexican state)
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