USA vs NE

USA and NE both are nouns.

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

USA (noun)	NE (noun)
the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare	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