Society and Culture
- Nat caste a nomadic Hindu caste found in North India
- Nat (Muslim) a Muslim community found in North India
- Nat (spirit), a Burmese spirit worshipped in Myanmar (Burma) in conjunction with Buddhism
- National Actors Theatre, a company founded in 1991 by the late actor Tony Randall
- North Atlantic Tracks, trans-Atlantic routes that stretch from the northeast of North America to the west of Ireland across the Atlantic Ocean
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