An archipelago, commonwealth and dependent territory (technically, an unincorporated territory) of the United States in the Pacific Ocean. Official name: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

(historical) A former protectorate of the United Kingdom, existing from 1911 to 1964, now called Zambia.

(geography, nautical) The sea route through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, connecting the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans, between the Baffin Bay and the Beaufort Sea.

A species of pike, Esox lucius.

plural of northern lapwing

A crested plover, Vanellus vanellus.

An African language belonging to the Nguni group of Bantu languages, and spoken by the Ndebele or Matabele people of Zimbabwe.

A kind of fish, Amblyopsis spelaea.

A species of bottlenose whale, endemic to the North Atlantic, Hyperoodon ampullatus.

A common raven, Corvus corax.