"Nova" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Latin nova (“new”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|nova||new}} Latin nova (“new”) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Nova
  1. A female given name from Latin. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Nova-en-name-gQoJTTk- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: Abbreviation of Northern Virginia. Etymology templates: {{no deprecated lang param usage|Abbreviation of <span class='form-of-definition-link'><i class="Latn mention" lang="en">Northern Virginia</i></span>.|lang=}} Abbreviation of Northern Virginia., {{abbreviation of|en|Northern Virginia}} Abbreviation of Northern Virginia. Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Nova
  1. Alternative letter-case form of NoVA Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: NoVA
    Sense id: en-Nova-en-name-LvSv2RiU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Etymology: Clipping of Nova Scotia. Etymology templates: {{no deprecated lang param usage|Clipping of <span class='form-of-definition-link'><i class="Latn mention" lang="en">Nova Scotia</i></span>.|lang=}} Clipping of Nova Scotia., {{clipping of|en|Nova Scotia}} Clipping of Nova Scotia. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Nova (uncountable)
  1. (uncountable) Smoked Nova Scotia salmon. Tags: uncountable Hypernyms: lox, smoked salmon
    Sense id: en-Nova-en-noun-46f~7kR3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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