"NDN" meaning in All languages combined

See NDN on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-NDN.wav [US]
Etymology: When spoken, the letters N-D-N sound like Indian. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} NDN (not comparable)
  1. (uncommon) Native American; Indian. Tags: not-comparable, uncommon
    Sense id: en-NDN-en-adj--qpuThYK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 2 49 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 47 6 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 1 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 1 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

Forms: NDNs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} NDN (plural NDNs)
  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of next-door neighbour. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: next-door neighbour
    Sense id: en-NDN-en-noun-w-1goc1D
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-NDN.wav [US] Forms: NDNs [plural]
Etymology: When spoken, the letters N-D-N sound like Indian. Head templates: {{en-noun}} NDN (plural NDNs)
  1. (uncommon) Native American; Indian. Tags: uncommon
    Sense id: en-NDN-en-noun--qpuThYK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 2 49 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 47 6 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 1 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 1 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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        },
        {
          "ref": "c. 2012, Monique Poirier, Musing about Native Steampunk, quoted by Ann VanderMeer, Steampunk Revolution, page 401",
          "text": "NDN technologies have historically tended to be green and sustainable—not because NDN folks are magically spiritually attached to Mother Earth but because NDN cultures tend to value foresight and cycles, considering generational consequences of technological adoption and understanding of systems over flat utilization of resources."
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