"NW" meaning in English

See NW in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} NW
  1. North Rhine-Westphalia, a federal state of Germany.
    Sense id: en-NW-en-name-vL7E6Ab4 Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 19 6 27 4 19 2 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 4 30 2 22 1 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 44 12 36 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 37 14 43 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 44 13 36 7

Noun

Forms: NWs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} NW (countable and uncountable, plural NWs)
  1. (uncountable) Initialism of northwest. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: northwest Categories (topical): Compass points Translations (northwest): SZ (Czech), NO (Galician), NW (Galician), ÉNy (Hungarian), NO (Portuguese), NW (Portuguese), NO (Spanish), NW (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-NW-en-noun-raL4dfkn Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Galician translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 44 12 36 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 37 14 43 6 Disambiguation of 'northwest': 99 1
  2. (nanoengineering) Abbreviation of nanowire. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: nanowire
    Sense id: en-NW-en-noun-YccKKNka Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 32 54 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 9 74 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 19 6 27 4 19 2 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 4 30 2 22 1 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 44 12 36 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 37 14 43 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 32 13 47 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 28 9 57 6

Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} NW
  1. (Internet slang) Initialism of now watching. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: now watching
    Sense id: en-NW-en-phrase-FNzAE2~C
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