Bryson•s Dictionary for Writers and Editors

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NAACP. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Nacogdoches, Texas.
NAFTA. North American Free Trade Agreement, a 1994 trade pact
signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenian-dominated enclave in the former Soviet
republic of Azerbaijan.
Nags Head, North Carolina.
Nagurski, Bronko. (1908–1990) Canadian-born American football
player; real name Bronislau Nagurski.
Naipaul, V.S. (for Vidiadhar Surajprasad) (1932–) Trinidad-born British
writer; awarded Nobel Prize for Literature in 2001.
naïve, naïvety.
namable. That which can be named.
namby-pamby.
Namen (Flemish)/Namur (French). Belgian city.
nano-. Prefix meaning one-billionth.
naphtha. Note naph-tha, not nap-tha-.
Napoleon I. (1769–1821) born Napoleon Bonaparte; emperor of the
French (1804–1815).
narcissism.
narcissus. Bulbous flowering plant of the lily family; pl. narcisssuses/narcissi.
Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.
NASA. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
nasal.