Nada
Encyclopedia
Nada may refer to:
- In common English usage, "nothingNothingNothing is no thing, denoting the absence of something. Nothing is a pronoun associated with nothingness, is also an adjective, and an object as a concept in the Frege-Church ontology....
", (borrowed from Spanish at least 1867. It comes from the Latin word "nata" (small, insignificant thing; literally (thing) born).
Places
- Nada, NepalNada, NepalNada is a village in Achham District in the Seti Zone of western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2,319 and had 430 houses in the village....
- Nada, TexasNada, TexasNada is an unincorporated community in Colorado County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 165 in 2000.-Geography:Nada is located at...
- Nada-ku, KobeNada-ku, Kobeis one of 9 wards of Kobe in Japan. It has an area of 31.4 km², and a population of 129,095 .A leading national university in Japan, Kobe University, is located in this ward, as is the city's Oji Zoo....
, one of nine wards of Kobe, Japan - Nada High SchoolNada High SchoolNada High School , is the highest-ranked, private, college-preparatory, boys school located in Kobe, Japan. Nada High School is well known for its severe entrance examinationand superior education especially in sciences...
, in Hyogo, Japan
People
- NaDaNadaNada may refer to:*In common English usage, "nothing", Nada may refer to:*In common English usage, "nothing", Nada may refer to:*In common English usage, "nothing", (borrowed from Spanish at least 1867. It comes from the Latin word "nata" (small, insignificant thing; literally (thing)...
, or Red_NaDa, Lee Yun-Yeol, South Korean professional StarCraft player - Nada DimićNada DimicNada Dimić was a Yugoslav communist who died in World War II and was proclaimed a People's Hero of Yugoslavia....
(1923-1942), Croatian and Serbian war hero - Nada Herman-WitkampNada Herman-WitkampNada Herman-Witkamp is an Australian artist. Her oil paintings are exuberant with bright colours and bold thick strokes which produce tactile, lively canvasses. She usually depicts beaches, harbour and marine scenes, floral still life and nudes....
, Australian artist - Nada KlaićNada KlaicNada Klaić was a Croatian historian. She was influential and controversial Croatian medievalist of the 20th century.-Academic career:...
(1920–1988), Croatian historian - Nada MamulaNada MamulaNada Mamula was a Serbian singer, born during the time of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.. She started her career on Radio Beograd, where she passed an audition in 1946 . In 1946 she delivered her first ever professional performances as Nada Vukicevic along with Danica Obrenic and accordionist Voja...
(1927-2001), Bosnian singer - Nada ShaboutNada ShaboutNada Shabout is an Iraqi American art historian specializing in modern Iraqi art. She has been a professor of art history at University of North Texas since 2002.-Early life and education:...
Art historian, author - Youssef NadaYoussef NadaYoussef Moustafa Nada is a noted businessman and Muslim Brotherhood financial strategist, having recently served as chairman of al Taqwa Bank, the multinational financial services outfit accused by the US Treasury Department during the Bush administration of financing al Qaeda...
(born 1931), Egyptian businessman and financial strategist
Musicians and Bands
- nada (band)Nada (band)Live performances - which are rare - either consist of just Steve with a laptop and a few auxiliary instruments or comprise a small 'chamber' group of musicians from other acts on the Drift Records roster...
, alias of Steve Grainger, a UK electronica/ambient artist - Nada (Italian singer)Nada (Italian singer)Nada is an Italian singer. She was nicknamed Il pulcino di Gabbro ....
, Italian singer - Nada SurfNada SurfNada Surf is an American alternative rock band. Formed in 1992, the New York band consists of Matthew Caws , Ira Elliot and Daniel Lorca .-Early years:...
, a US rock band
Fictional Characters
- John Nada, the main character from John Carpenter's film They LiveThey LiveThey Live is a 1988 science fiction/horror film directed by John Carpenter, who also wrote the screenplay under the pseudonym Frank Armitage ....
, portrayed by Roddy Piper
Novels
- Nada (novel)Carmen LaforetCarmen Laforet was a Spanish author who wrote in the period after the Spanish Civil War...
, an award-winning Spanish-language novel written by Carmen Laforet in 1944 - Nada the LilyNada the LilyNada the Lily is an historical novel by English writer H. Rider Haggard, written in 1892. It is said to be inspired by Haggard's time in South Africa ....
(1892), a novel by H. Rider Haggard
Movies
- Nada (film)Nada (film)Nada is a 1947 Spanish drama film directed by Edgar Neville. It is based on Carmen Laforet's famous novel Nada which won the Premio Nadal. It was written by Carmen Laforet....
, a Spanish film, directed by Edgar Neville in 1947, based on Carmen Laforet's novel - Nada (1974 film)Nada (1974 film)Nada is a Franco-Italian film directed by Claude Chabrol released in 1974 and adapted from the crime novel Nada by Jean-Patrick Manchette.- Synopsis :The anarchist group "Nada" decides to kidnap the United States Ambassador to France...
, a French film, also known as The Nada Gang, directed by Claude Chabrol in 1974, based on Jean-Patrick Manchette's novel
Spirituality
- NādaNadaNada may refer to:*In common English usage, "nothing", Nada may refer to:*In common English usage, "nothing", Nada may refer to:*In common English usage, "nothing", (borrowed from Spanish at least 1867. It comes from the Latin word "nata" (small, insignificant thing; literally (thing)...
in ancient Indian metaphysics is the spiritual sound that fills the entire cosmos. - Lady Master NadaLady Master NadaIn the Ascended Master Teachings, a group of religions based on Theosophy, Lady Master Nada is the "Chohan of the Sixth Ray" , and is the Ascended Lady Master governing humanity's development of the Divine Qualities of Ministration, Service, and Peace. The colors of her Ray are purple and gold, and...
, according to the New Age religion the Church Universal and Triumphant, the female Ascended master governing the "Sixth Ray"
Acronyms
The acronym NADA may refer to:- N-arachidonoyl-dopamineN-arachidonoyl-dopamineN-Arachidonoyl dopamine is an endocannabinoid which acts as an agonist of the CB1 receptor and the transient receptor potential V1 ion channel. Its discovery was described in 2002 by an academic research group from Italy and the USA. It was found in the brain of rats, with especially high...
, a CB1 and TRPV1 agonist - National Automobile Dealers AssociationNational Automobile Dealers AssociationThe National Automobile Dealers Association, founded in 1917, represents nearly 17,000 new-car and truck dealers, both domestic and international, with about 37,500 separate franchises...
- Nationale Anti Doping Agentur Deutschland, the German anti-doping agency for sport (in German)
- Notational Anti-Doping Agentur Austria, the Austrian anti-doping agency for sport (in German)