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National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory
The National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) was a National Science Foundation-funded nuclear physics user facility at Michigan State University that produced rare isotope beams until 2022.
National Surf Cantre
National Surf Cantre (National Surf Centre), Strandhill, Co. Sligo, Ireland: the country's first purpose-built surfing facility, opened 29 June 2023, a €3m net zero venue hosting three surf schools, County Sligo Surf Club, and events.
National symbol
National symbols are flags, anthems, emblems, animals, and other representations of a country's identity, legally recognized or established by long public use; they unify or divide, feature in diplomacy, and are periodically redesigned or contested.
National symbols of Canada
National symbols of Canada: official emblems including the Arms of Canada (1921), the maple leaf flag (1965), the beaver (1975), O Canada (1980), hockey and lacrosse (1994), the maple tree, Canadian horse, Maple Leaf Tartan, and red and white colours.
National symbols of Scotland
National symbols of Scotland: the Saltire flag of St Andrew, the thistle, the unicorn, the Lion Rampant, tartan, and St Andrew, with their histories and role in Scottish identity.
National symbols of the Philippines
National symbols of the Philippines: flag, anthem Lupang Hinirang, motto, coat-of-arms, and Great Seal under RA 8491 (1998), plus proclaimed symbols sampaguita, narra, Philippine Eagle, and Philippine Pearl; no official national hero exists.
National Synarchist Union
The National Synarchist Union (Unión Nacional Sinarquista, UNS) is a Mexican conservative, nationalist, anticommunist Catholic organization founded in May 1937 in León, Guanajuato, opposing the postrevolutionary state's secularizing policies.
National Synchrotron Light Source II
The National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) is a Department of Energy synchrotron light source at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New York, producing ultrabright X-rays for research.
National syndicalism
National syndicalism (Nacionalsindicalismo) is a political ideology combining nationalism with worker organization in unions under national authority, feeding fascist movements in Spain, Italy, and Portugal.
National Taiwan Normal University (国立台湾师范大学)
National Taiwan Normal University (國立臺灣師範大學, NTNU, 師大), founded 1922 in Taipei, is a comprehensive university with ten colleges, three campuses, top-ranked education and Mandarin-training programs, and membership in the NTU System.
National Taiwan University Hospital
National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH, 國立臺灣大學醫學院附設醫院), founded 1895 in Taipei, is Taiwan's oldest large public hospital and a national medical center; JCI-accredited, with branch hospitals and over 5,400 system beds.
National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup
National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup record which men's national teams have played the finals since 1930. Brazil has appeared in all editions (22 through 2022); 80 nations had debuted by 2022, with 48-team expansion and four debutants in 2026.
National team season squad lists
A national team season squad list is an appearance-based archive recording every player used by a national football team across one season, across all competitions rather than a single tournament.
National Technical Research Organisation (राष्ट्रीय तकनीकी अनुसंधान संगठन)
National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO, राष्ट्रीय तकनीकी अनुसंधान संगठन), India's technical intelligence agency created in 2004 after Kargil; a super-feeder for SIGINT, satellite imagery and cyber intelligence, reporting to the NSA, distinct from IB and R&AW.
National Technology Initiative
The National Technology Initiative (НТИ, NTI) is a Russian government program launched in 2016 to create new high-technology markets and secure Russia's global technological leadership by 2035.
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is a Commerce Department agency, established in 1978, that manages federal spectrum use and advises the President on telecommunications policy.
National Telecommunications Commission
The National Telecommunications Commission, also known as the Pambansang Komisyon sa Telekomunikasyon, is the Philippine government agency regulating telecommunications, broadcast, cable TV, and the radio spectrum.
National Telecommunications Regulatory Agency (Morocco)
The National Telecommunications Regulatory Agency (ANRT; French: Agence Nationale de Réglementation des Télécommunications) is Morocco's telecommunications regulator, created in 1998 under Law No. 24-96 to license operators and manage the radio spectrum.
National Telefilm Associates
National Telefilm Associates was an American film and television distribution company founded in 1954 that syndicated film libraries to stations and ran the NTA Film Network.
National teqball federations
National teqball federations are the national sports associations that FITEQ recognizes as each country's official teqball governing body, one per country, growing from 4 in 2018 to 102.
National Testing Agency (राष्ट्रीय परीक्षा एजेंसी)
The National Testing Agency (राष्ट्रीय परीक्षा एजेंसी, NTA) is India's autonomous testing society, created by Union Cabinet approval in November 2017 under the Ministry of Education to run JEE (Main), NEET (UG), CUET, UGC-NET, and other entrance exams; since the 2024 NEET-UG controversy it has undergone restructuring under the K Radhakrishnan committee's 101 recommendations and a Nilekani-led reform task force.
National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation
National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation: annual White House ceremony, also called the turkey pardon, where the National Turkey Federation presents two turkeys; begun under Truman in 1947, formalized as a pardon by George H.W. Bush in 1989.
National Theater and Concert Hall, Taipei
National Theater and Concert Hall (國家兩廳院, NTCH): Taiwan's first national performing arts complex, opened 1987 in Taipei; palace-style buildings by Yang Cho-cheng with a 2,022-seat Concert Hall and ~1,500-seat National Theater.
National Theater of Korea (국립극장)
The National Theater of Korea (국립극장) is South Korea's flagship state-run performing arts complex on Namsan mountain in Seoul, founded in 1950 as Asia's first national theater.
National theatre
A national theater is a theater institution designated by a state, monarch, or nationalist movement to represent a nation's language and dramatic culture, typically sustained by public funding.
National Theatre (Albania)
National Theatre (Teatri Kombëtar), Tirana's main theatre, a 1938-1940 Giulio Bertè building of the Circolo Skanderbeg complex, demolished 17 May 2020 after two-year protests; replaced by a Bjarke Ingels-designed theatre.
National Theatre Bucharest
The National Theatre Bucharest, or Teatrul Național București, is Romania's principal state-funded repertory theater, staging some 40 titles across seven halls and drawing over 170,000 spectators a year.
National Theatre in Belgrade
The National Theatre in Belgrade (Narodno pozorište u Beogradu) is Serbia's national theater, founded in 1868 and housing drama, opera, and ballet ensembles on Republic Square in central Belgrade.
National theatre movements in the Balkans
National theater movements in the Balkans were organized efforts to create national theaters championing the national language, with Bulgarian theater emerging in 1856 and Slovenian drama in 1789.
National Theatre of Ghana
The National Theatre of Ghana is a performing arts center in Accra, built with Chinese assistance and opened in 1992, housing Ghana's national drama, dance, and orchestra companies.