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nau.

ship

3 characters1 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈnaw]Balearic, Central, Northern, Northwestern, Valencia

  1. ship

    feminine

  2. nave, aisle (open space in a building between walls or columns rows)

    feminine
    la nau lateral de la basílica

  3. industrial building

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Catalan nau, from Latin nāvem, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us. Cognate with English nave, navigate, and navy.

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