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Nova en · PROPN · etymology 1

Etymology

From Latin nova (“new”).

Meanings

  1. A female given name from Latin.
    • He murmurs to himself, "Her body is twenty-two, but she is in the infancy of a second life. I will call her Nova, the New One." 1951, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Mercury Press, page 71:
    • Did you notice the dog which in the winter sports scenes is clasped in the arms of the child-star, Nova Pilbeam? 1935, Berta Ruck, A Story-Teller Tells the Truth, Hutchinson, page 266:

Nova en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Clipping of Nova Scotia.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Smoked Nova Scotia salmon.

Hypernyms

lox · smoked salmon

Nova en · PROPN · etymology 3

Etymology

Abbreviation of Northern Virginia.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of NoVA.
    alt of NoVA