name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈnæsə/
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rhymes with -æsə
CMU ARPABET:N AE1 S AH0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
Acronym of National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
Acronym of National Auto Sport Association
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
name
Meaning 3
Alternative letter-case form of NASA (not used in North America)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, UK, alt-of
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Synonym of Paez (“a Native American people of Colombia”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Paez
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
an independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: independent agency
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
نَاسَا
(nāsā)
— National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Armenian:
ՆԱՍԱ
— National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Azerbaijani:
NASA
— National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Bengali:
নাসা
(naśa)
— National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Dutch:
NASA
— National Aeronautics and Space Administration
French:
NASA
— National Aeronautics and Space Administration
German:
NASA
— National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Hebrew:
נאס״א
— National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Hindi:
नासा
(nāsā)
— National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Hungarian:
NASA
— National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Japanese:
NASA
— National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Japanese:
ナサ
— National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Korean:
나사
— National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Central Kurdish:
ناسا
(nasa)
— National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Macedonian:
НАСА
— National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Marathi:
नासा
(nāsā)
— National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Persian:
ناسا
(nâsâ)
— National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Polish:
NASA
— National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Portuguese:
NASA
— National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Romanian:
NASA
— National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Russian:
НА́СА
(NÁSA)
— National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Spanish:
NASA
— National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Telugu:
నాసా
(nāsā)
— National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Thai:
นาซา
(naa-saa)
— National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Thai:
นาซ่า
(naa-sâa)
— National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Turkish:
NASA
— National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Ukrainian:
НАСА
— National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Vietnamese:
NASA
— National Aeronautics and Space Administration
