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nr

nr is the abbreviation of near.

Meaning of near

Preposition

near

  1. Physically close to, in close proximity to.
    • There are habitable planets orbiting many of the stars near our Sun.
  2. Close to in time.
    • The voyage was near completion.
  3. Close to in nature or degree.
    • His opinions are near the limit of what is acceptable.

See all 21 meanings of near

Adjective capitalized: NR

NR (not comparable)

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of not rated.

Noun capitalized: NR

NR

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of national record.

Proper noun capitalized: NR

NR

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Network Rail, a rail infrastructure manager in Great Britain.

Forms of nr

alternative formnr.

Phrases with nr

Questions about nr

What is nr the abbreviation of?
Nr is the abbreviation of near.
What part of speech is nr?
Nr can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.

Words near nr in the dictionary

  1. NQR
  2. NQRs
  3. NQs
  4. NQT
  5. NQTs
  6. nr
  7. nr.
  8. NRA
  9. NRAB
  10. NRAO
  11. NRARP

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nr (page history and authors); NR (page history and authors); near (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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