N.S.
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ns"
English
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[edit]Audio (General Australian): (file)
Proper noun
[edit]N.S.
- (law) Initialism of Nova Scotia: a province of Canada.
- (slang) Abbreviation of NATO state.
- Abbreviation of New Style (dates according to the Gregorian calendar).
Usage notes
[edit]This is the customary abbreviation of this term as used in case citations. See, e.g., The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, Nineteenth Edition (2010), "Geographical Terms: Australian states and Canadian provinces and territories", Table T10.2, p. 438.
Noun
[edit]N.S.
- Alternative form of NS.
Anagrams
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- en:Law
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- en:Abbreviations of provinces and territories of Canada
- en:Nova Scotia, Canada
- en:Provinces and territories of Canada
- en:Places in Canada
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