"NGC" meaning in English

See NGC in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: NGCs [plural], N.G.C. [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} NGC (plural NGCs)
  1. Initialism of National Gallery of Canada. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: National Gallery of Canada
    Sense id: en-NGC-en-name-t~99Bl8b Categories (other): English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 13 45 42
  2. (video games) Initialism of Nintendo GameCube. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Nintendo GameCube Synonyms: Dreyer Synonyms (Nintendo GameCube): GCN, GC Related terms: GC [astronomy, natural-sciences]
    Sense id: en-NGC-en-name-XOBn6Viq Categories (other): Video games, English words spelled without vowels, Nintendo Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 13 45 42 Disambiguation of Nintendo: 5 95 Topics: video-games Disambiguation of 'Nintendo GameCube': 1 99

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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