natal
Natal ( Portuguese for 'Christmas' , from Latin natalis , 'belonging to birth, birth') stands for:
places
- Natal (Brazil) , the capital of the state of Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil
- Natal (Indonesia) , a city on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia
- Natal, Oregon , a civil parish in the United States
- Natal (Virginia) , location in the United States
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KwaZulu-Natal , a South African province and its predecessor:
- from 1839 to 1843 the independent Boer republic Natalia
- from 1843 to 1910 the former British colony of Natal
- from 1910 to 1994 the province of Natal
- Port Natal, the former name of the South African city of Durban (located in KwaZulu-Natal)
technology
- Project Natal , an input hardware for Microsoft's Xbox 360
- Natal (locomotive) , the first locomotive in what is now South Africa to haul a public train
Ships
- Natal (ship) , a French passenger ship commissioned in 1882 and sunk in 1917
- HMS Natal , a Warrior-class armored cruiser of the Royal Navy
- HMSAS Natal (K10) , a Loch-class frigate of the South African Navy
people
- Sandra Natal (* 1961), Dominican long-distance runner
Others
- Diocese of Natal , a diocese of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, which covers approximately the southern half of the province of KwaZulu-Natal
- Natal Ridge , mountain ridge on Alexander I Island in Antarctica
See also:
Wiktionary: natalis - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
