See also: nl, .nl, nl., , and n. l.

TranslingualEdit

SymbolEdit

NL

  1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Netherlands.
    Synonym: NLD (alpha-3)

EnglishEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • (file)

NounEdit

NL (uncountable)

  1. (Australia, business, law, in a company name) Initialism of no liability.
    • 2012, Paul Latimer, Australian Business Law, 2012 edition, unnumbered page,
      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.

Proper nounEdit

NL

  1. Abbreviation of Newfoundland and Labrador, a province of Canada.
    Synonym: Nfld.
    Coordinate terms: AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT
  2. Initialism of Neo-Latin.
  3. Initialism of New Latin.
  4. (US, Canada, baseball) Initialism of National League.
    Coordinate terms: AL, MLB

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FinnishEdit

Proper nounEdit

NL

  1. Abbreviation of Neuvostoliitto (The Soviet Union).

JapaneseEdit

EtymologyEdit

Said 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.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): [e̞nɯ̟ᵝe̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

NounEdit

NL(エヌエル) (enueru

  1. (fiction genre) hetero love stories (as opposed to BL or GL)
    Coordinate terms: BL (literally boys' love), GL (literally girls' love), NL (heterosexual love, literally normal love; nonke love), TL (literally teens' love)

SpanishEdit

Proper nounEdit

NL ?

  1. Abbreviation of Nuevo León (Mexican state)