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Nafta en · PROPN

Etymology

From the acronym NAFTA, used in British press, not used in North America.

Meanings

  1. (UK, alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of NAFTA (“North American Free Trade Agreement”).
    alt of NAFTA
    • Lance Fritz, the president and C.E.O. of Union Pacific Railroad, said pulling out of Nafta would harm trade, which would in turn weigh on his business. 2017 November 15, Ana Swanson, “Trump’s Trade Approach Diverges Sharply from Free Trade Republicans”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 09 Nov 2020, retrieved 09 Jan 2018:
    • I was granted my trade Nafta work visa, which allows Canadian and Mexican citizens to work in the US in specific professional occupations, on my second attempt. 2025 March 19, Jasmine Mooney, “I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2025: