Naga or nāga can refer to:

In mythology:

• Naga (mythology), 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.
• Naga (fantasy); members of any race (fantasy) with both snake and human characteristics may be called nagas.

In geography:

• Naga District, Mie, a district in Mie prefecture, Japan.
  • Naga, Wakayama, a town in that district.
• The Naga people, an ethnic group living in Nagaland and Manipur state in the northeastern part of India.
• The name of several cities in the Philippines:
  • Naga City, Camarines Sur
  • Naga, Cebu
  • Naga, Zamboanga Sibugay

In linguistics:

• In Sanskrit and many languages derived from it, Naga means snake.
• in Sanskrit and Pali, Naga can also mean elephant , as in the Naga Sutta.
• In Malay, Naga means dragon.

In video and computer games:

• Naga (Warcraft), a fictional race of reptilian sea-monsters mutated from elves in the Warcraft Universe.
• Naga (Monster Rancher), a species of monster from the Monster Rancher video games.
• A unit type in the Heroes of Might and Magic series (III & IV).
• A race in the expansion pack to Guild Wars, Factions.

In role-playing games:

• Naga (Dungeons & Dragons); these include spirit nagas, dark nagas, aquatic nagas, and guardian nagas.
• Nagah, a race of wereserpents in The Apocalypse.
• A race of snake people in Legends of the Five Rings.

Naga may also mean:

• Naga the Serpent, a character in the Slayers animated series.
• Naga Jolokia pepper, an extremely hot chile pepper.
• Naga (comics), a supervillain in the Marvel Universe and enemy of Sub-Mariner.
• The North American Grappling Association, a wrestling association.

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