Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Natatorial

Na′ta‐to″rial (?), a. Inclined or adapted to swim; swimming; as, natatorial birds.

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Natatorious

Na′ta‐to″ri‐ous (?), a.(Zoöl.) Adapted for swimming; — said of the legs of certain insects.

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Natatorium

‖Na′ta‐to″rium (?), n. A swimming bath.

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Natatory

Na″ta‐to‐ry (?), a. [L. natatorius.] Adapted for swimming or floating; as, natatory organs.

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Natch

Natch (năch), n. [OF. nache fesse, LL. natica, from L. natis the rump, buttocks. Cf. Aitchbone.] The rump of beef; esp., the lower and back part of the rump.Natch bone, the edge...

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Natchez

Natch″ez (?), n. pl.(Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians who formerly lived near the site of the city of Natchez, Mississippi. In 1729 they were subdued by the French; the survivors joi...

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Natchnee

Natch″nee (?), n.(Bot.) An annual grass (Eleusine coracona), cultivated in India as a food plant.

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Nates

‖Na″tes (?), n. pl. 1. (Anat.) (a) The buttocks. (b) The two anterior of the four lobes on the dorsal side of the midbrain of most mammals; the anterior optic lobes.2. (Zoöl.) T...

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Nath

Nath (?). [Contr. fr. ne hath,] hath not.

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Nathless

Nath″less (?), adv. [OE. natheles, na the les, not the less, AS. nā never. See Na, The, conj., and cf. Nevertheless.] Nevertheless. Chaucer.Milton.E. Arnold.

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Nathmore

Nath″more′ (?), adv. [OE. na the more.] Not the more; never the more. Spenser.

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Natica

Nat″i‐ca (?), n.; pl.Naticas (�), L. NaticÆ (–sē). (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of marine gastropods belonging to Natica, Lunatia, Neverita, and other allied genera (fami...

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Naticoid

Nat″i‐coid (?), a. [Natica + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Like or belonging to Natica, or the family Naticidæ.

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Nation

Na″tion (?), n. [F. nation, L. natio nation, race, orig., a being born, fr. natus, p. p. of nasci, to be born, for gnatus, gnasci, from the same root as E. kin. √44. See Kin kin...

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National

Na″tion‐al (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. national.] 1. Of or pertaining to a nation; common to a whole people or race; public; general; as, a national government, language, dress, custom...

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Nationalism

Na″tion‐al‐ism (?), n. 1. The state of being national; national attachment; nationality.2. An idiom, trait, or character peculiar to any nation.3. National independence; the pri...

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Nationalist

Na″tion‐al‐ist, n. One who advocates national unity and independence; one of a party favoring Irish independence.

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Nationality

Na′tion‐al″i‐ty (?), n.; pl.Nationalities (#). [Cf. F. nationalité.] 1. The quality of being national, or strongly attached to one's own nation; patriotism.2. The sum of the qua...

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Nationalization

Na′tion‐al‐i‐za″tion (?), n. The act of nationalizing, or the state of being nationalized.

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Nationalize

Na″tion‐al‐ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Nationalized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Nationalizing (?).] [Cf. F. nationaliser.] To make national; to make a nation of; to endow with the chara...

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Nationally

Na″tion‐al‐ly, adv. In a national manner or way; as a nation. “The jews... being nationally espoused to God by covenant.” South.

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Nationalness

Na″tion‐al‐ness, n. The quality or state of being national; nationality. Johnson.

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Nationalrath

‖Na′ti‐o‐nal″rath′ (?), n.(Switzerland) See Legislature.

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Native

Na″tive (?), a. [F. natif, L. nativus, fr. nasci, p. p. natus. See Nation, and cf. Naïve, Nelf a serf.] 1. Arising by birth; having an origin; born.Anaximander's opinion is, tha...

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Native (2)

Na″tive (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, is born in a place or country referred to; a denizen by birth; an animal, a fruit, or vegetable, produced in a certain region; as, a n...

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Native steel

Na″tive steel. A sort of steel which has been found where a burning coal seam had reduced and carbonized adjacent iron ore.

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Natively

Na″tive‐ly, adv. By natural or original condition; naturally; originally.