NE vs USA

NE and USA both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
NE	Yes	No	No	No
USA	Yes	No	No	No

NE (noun)	USA (noun)
a midwestern state on the Great Plains	the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare
the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees	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