N.S.

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ns"

English

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Proper noun

N.S.

  1. (law) Initialism of Nova Scotia: a province of Canada.
  2. (slang) Abbreviation of NATO state.
  3. Abbreviation of New Style (dates according to the Gregorian calendar).

Usage notes

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

N.S.

  1. Alternative form of NS.

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