NSA

See also: nsa, -nsa, and -nsä

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛn.ɛs.eɪ/

Adverb

NSA (not comparable)

  1. Initialism of no strings attached.
  2. Initialism of no sugar added.

Adjective

NSA (not comparable)

  1. Initialism of not sexually active.

Proper noun

NSA

  1. (government, US) Initialism of National Security Agency.
    Alternative forms: N.S.A., N. S. A.
    • 2024 January 26, Brian Fung, “The NSA buys Americans’ internet data, newly released documents show”, in CNN Business[1], archived from the original on 22 February 2025:
      Nakasone added that the NSA does not purchase cellphone location data of Americans or location data generated by automotive infotainment systems in the United States.
    1. (government, US, humorous) Initialism of National Surveillance Agency.
    2. (government, US, humorous, nickname) Initialism of No Such Agency.
  2. Initialism of National Sheep Association.

Translations

Noun

NSA (countable and uncountable, plural NSAs)

  1. (mobile telephony) Initialism of non-standalone architecture.
  2. Initialism of national security agreement.
    • 2025 June 13, “President Trump Approves Historic Partnership between U. S. Steel and Nippon Steel”, in Business Wire[2], archived from the original on 17 July 2025:
      The NSA provides that approximately $11 billion in new investments will be made by 2028, which includes the initial investment in a greenfield project that would be completed after 2028.

Anagrams

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnsa]

Noun

NSA

  1. NSAID (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug)
    Synonym: nesteroidní antiflogistikum

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛn.ɛsˈa/
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: N‧S‧A

Proper noun

NSA m inan

  1. initialism of Naczelny Sąd Administracyjny

Further reading

  • NSA in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • NSA in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English NSA (National Security Agency).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌene ˌese ˈa/ [ˌe.ne ˌe.se ˈa]
  • Syllabification: NSA

Proper noun

NSA f

  1. Agencia de Seguridad Nacional; NSA
    • 2019 October 25, Simón Posada, “La nostalgia de Edward Snowden por Taco Bell (y otros detalles íntimos del denunciante del NSA)”, in CNN en Español[3], archived from the original on 19 January 2025:
      En su libro cuenta que accedió a una instalación nuclear e informó a las autoridades de sus vulnerabilidades. También cuenta, además, que durante su tiempo trabajando como contratista de la NSA buscó información clasificada sobre extraterrestres, estelas químicas y el cambio climático, y encontró que las teorías de la conspiración sobre estos temas son falsos: []
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)