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NAFTA¹

  • /ˈnæftə/

Rhymes with -æftə

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, acronym Acronym of North American Free Trade Agreement But given the size of the three countries’ economies, and the fact that NAFTA already eliminated most tariffs and trade barriers between them, “the impact of the agreement on the US economy is likely to be moderate,” the ITC report said.

Nafta²

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

proper noun

  1. UK Alternative letter-case form of NAFTA (“North American Free Trade Agreement”). 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.

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name North American Free Trade Agreement

EspañolTLCAN
FrançaisALÉNA
РусскийНА́ФТА NÁFTA

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"NAFTA." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nafta. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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NAFTA. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nafta

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"NAFTA." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nafta.

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@misc{nafta_2026,
  title = {NAFTA},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nafta},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}