NE vs U.S.A.

NE and U.S.A. both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
NE	Yes	No	No	No
U.S.A.	Yes	No	No	No

NE (noun)	U.S.A. (noun)
a midwestern state on the Great Plains	North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees