"MN" meaning in English

See MN in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Abbreviation. Head templates: {{head|en|proper noun}} MN
  1. Abbreviation of Minnesota: a state of the United States. Wikidata QID: Q1527 Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Minnesota (extra: a state of the United States) Categories (place): Places in the United States, States of the United States
    Sense id: en-MN-en-name-en:Q1527 Categories (other): Abbreviations of states of the United States, Minnesota, USA
  2. Abbreviation of Manipur: a state of India. Wikidata QID: Q1193 Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Manipur (extra: a state of India) Categories (place): Places in India
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: MNs [plural]
Etymology: Abbreviation. Head templates: {{en-noun}} MN (plural MNs)
  1. (medicine) Abbreviation of master of/in nursing. Wikidata QID: Q65099049 Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: master of/in nursing
    Sense id: en-MN-en-noun-en:Q65099049 Categories (other): Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. (Philippines) Only used in 12 MN (“midnight”) Wikidata QID: Q36402 Tags: Philippines
    Sense id: en-MN-en-noun-en:Q36402 Categories (other): Philippine English, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 20 9 3 38 14 11 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 10 2 41 14 12 6 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 13 2 49 19 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 16 5 2 66 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: From French MN, from Marine Nationale from marine (“navy”)+nationale (“national”) Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|MN}} French MN Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} MN (uncountable)
  1. (nautical, military, initialism) Abbreviation of French Navy ship, used as a ship prefix Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: French Navy ship, used as a ship prefix Synonyms: FS
    Sense id: en-MN-en-noun-o2FHJIXF Categories (other): Military, Nautical Topics: government, military, nautical, politics, transport, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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