NPB
High Frequency AbbreviationNippon Professional Baseball / National Police Bureau / Non-Polar Bond
Abbreviation | Plural: NPBs
Noun
Adjective
Teacher's Tip: NPB is most commonly recognized as the abbreviation for Nippon Professional Baseball, Japan's premier baseball league. Understanding its various contexts is essential for sports enthusiasts.
Noun Definitions
1Nippon Professional Baseball (Japanese baseball league)
The NPB season starts in March.
The Nippon Professional Baseball season starts in March.
2National Police Bureau (government agency)
The NPB issued a new safety directive.
The National Police Bureau issued a new safety directive.
3Non-Polar Bond (chemistry term)
This molecule contains an NPB.
This molecule contains a Non-Polar Bond.
4National Parks Board (Singapore)
The NPB manages Singapore's green spaces.
The National Parks Board manages Singapore's green spaces.
5National Productivity Board (various countries)
The NPB released economic growth statistics.
The National Productivity Board released economic growth statistics.
Teacher's Tip: When referring to Nippon Professional Baseball, NPB is always capitalized. In other contexts, capitalization may vary depending on usage.
Adjective Definitions
1Related to Nippon Professional Baseball
He is an NPB player.
He is a Nippon Professional Baseball player.
2Pertaining to National Police Bureau
This is an NPB regulation.
This is a National Police Bureau regulation.
3Characterized by non-polar bonds
It's an NPB compound.
It's a Non-Polar Bond compound.
Common Phrases
1NPB team (baseball team)
The Yomiuri Giants are a famous NPB team.
The Yomiuri Giants are a famous Nippon Professional Baseball team.
2NPB official (police representative)
The NPB official addressed the media.
The National Police Bureau official addressed the media.
3NPB league (baseball league)
The NPB league has two divisions.
The Nippon Professional Baseball league has two divisions.
4NPB molecule (chemistry term)
This NPB molecule is stable.
This Non-Polar Bond molecule is stable.
Teacher's Tip: NPB frequently combines with other words to form baseball-related terms like NPB championship, NPB statistics, or NPB draft. These should be learned as complete phrases.