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NASA

/ˈnæsə/

NASA is the acronym of National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

NASA is the acronym of National Auto Sport Association.

Meaning of National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Proper noun

the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  1. A civilian agency of the government of the United States of America, charged with space and aeronautical research and space exploration.

Proper noun capitalized: Nasa

Nasa

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, UK) Alternative letter-case form of NASA (not used in North America)
    • Nasa administrator Bill Nelson criticised Beijing on Saturday, saying the failure to share the details of the rocket’s descent was irresponsible and risky.2022 July 30, “Nasa criticises China after space rocket makes uncontrolled return to Earth”, in The Guardian

Noun capitalized: Nasa

Nasa pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Synonym of Paez (“a Native American people of Colombia”).
    Synonyms:
    Paez

Synonyms of NASA

Forms of NASA

alternative Australian British English New Zealand variantN.A.S.A.
alternative Australian British English New Zealand variantNasa

Words formed from NASA

Words that rhyme with NASA

Questions about NASA

What does NASA mean?
NASA means synonym of Paez (“a Native American people of Colombia”).
What is NASA the acronym of?
NASA is the acronym of National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
What part of speech is NASA?
NASA can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce NASA?
NASA is pronounced /ˈnæsə/.

Words near NASA in the dictionary

  1. narwhals
  2. nary
  3. Naryan-Mar
  4. Naryn
  5. NAS
  6. NASA
  7. nasab
  8. nasabs
  9. Nasakh
  10. nasal
  11. nasal bone

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: NASA (page history and authors); Nasa (page history and authors); National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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