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'''Naga''' or '''nāga''' can refer to:
==Mythology==
* [[Nāga]], a race of supernatural beings usually depicted with both snake and human attributes
** In India, nāga are depicted as subterranean and as an opponent to the eagle-like [[Garuda]]
** In Southeast Asian mythologies, the Nāga is revered as the original ancestor of the [[Cambodian people]]
** In the [[Mahavamsa]], Nāgas are reported as an aboriginal tribe living in Sri Lanka
==Military==
* [[Naga Regiment]], of [[Indian Army]], with its headquaters at [[Ranikhet]], [[Uttarakhand]].
==Demography==
* [[Naga people]], an ethnic group living in Nagaland and Manipur state in the northeastern part of India
* [[Naga (clan)]], a clan of Jats in India
==Geography==
* [[Naga District, Mie]], a former district in Mie prefecture, Japan
* [[Naga District, Wakayama]], a former district in Wakayama prefecture, Japan
** [[Naga, Wakayama]], a town in that district
* The name of several political territories in the Philippines:
** [[Naga City, Camarines Sur]]
** [[Naga City, Cebu]]
** [[Naga, Zamboanga Sibugay]]
==Linguistics==
* In [[Sanskrit]] and many languages derived from it, Naga means [[snake]]
* In Tamil and related languages, Naga specifically means [[Cobra]], and in biology the genus name for cobras, ''[[Naja]]'' derives from this
* In Sanskrit and Pali, Naga can also mean [[elephant]]
* In Malay, Indonesian and Javanese, Naga means [[dragon]]
==Games==
* [[wowwiki:naga|Naga (Warcraft)]], a fictional race of reptilian sea-monsters mutated from elves in the ''Warcraft'' Universe
* [[Monster Rancher monsters#Naga|Naga]], a species of monster from the ''Monster Rancher'' video games
* [[Naga (Dungeons & Dragons)]], creatures including spirit nagas, dark nagas, aquatic nagas, and guardian nagas
* [[Changing_Breed#Nagah|Nagah]], a race of wereserpents in ''Werewolf: The Apocalypse''
*Naga, a race of half human serpents in the game ''[[Guild wars]]''
*Naga, a combat mecha from the ''[[Heavy Gear]]'' line of games
*Naga, a level 6 Tower creature from the [[Heroes of Might and Magic]] series of games
*Naga, a common creature in early [[final fantasy]] games, appears as an odd-colored serpent with a womens head
==Popular culture==
* [[Naga the Serpent]], a character in the ''Slayers'' animated series
* [[Naga (comics)]], a supervillain in the Marvel Universe and enemy of Sub-Mariner
* [[Naga Sadow]], a character from the ''Star Wars'' Expanded Universe
==Other uses==
* [[Naga Jolokia pepper]], an extremely hot chili pepper
* The [[North American Grappling Association]], a grappling event organiser
* The Newfoundland Alberta Golf Association
* A guitar manufacturer, based in China
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