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naus

naus is the plural of nau.

Meaning of nau

Noun

nau (plural naus)

  1. (historical) Synonym of carrack.
    • Bentley Duncan has even suggested that it was the prospect of trade rather than the doubtful facilities of the dockyard that persuaded so many naus to stop at Mozambique Island.2008, Liam Matthew Brockey, Portuguese Colonial Cities in the Early Modern World
    Synonyms:
    carrack

See all 2 meanings of nau

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Naus

Naus (plural Nauses)

  1. A surname from Dutch.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Naus

Naus

  1. (plural) plural of Nau

Forms of naus

pluralNauses

Origin of naus

Borrowed from Dutch Naus.

Questions about naus

What does naus mean?
Naus means a surname from Dutch.
What is naus the plural of?
Naus is the plural of nau.
What part of speech is naus?
Naus is a proper noun.

Words near naus in the dictionary

  1. Nauruan
  2. Nauruans
  3. Naurus
  4. Nauruz
  5. Nauryz
  6. naus
  7. nauscopy
  8. nause
  9. nause up
  10. nausea
  11. nauseae

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