Niš

proper noun

A city, the administrative centre of Nišava district, southern Serbia.

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Nish

  1. A city, the administrative centre of Nišava district, southern Serbia.

Origin

  1. Serbo-CroatianNiš
  2. EnglishNiš

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Niš.

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Translations

Bulgarian Ниш
  • Ниш (Niš)city in Serbia
Greek Νις
  • Νις (Nis)city in Serbia
Hindi निश
  • निश (niś)city in Serbia
Hungarian Niš, Nissa
  • Nišcity in Serbia
  • Nissacity in Serbia
Japanese ニシュ
  • ニシュ (Nishu)city in Serbia
Korean 니시
  • 니시 (Nisi)city in Serbia
Latin Naissus
  • Naissuscity in Serbia
Polish Nisz
  • Niszcity in Serbia
Russian Ниш
  • Ниш (Niš)city in Serbia
Turkish Niş
  • Nişcity in Serbia
Ukrainian Ниш
  • Ниш (Nyš)city in Serbia
Cite this entry
APA

Niš. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ni%C5%A1

MLA

“Niš.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ni%C5%A1. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Niš,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ni%C5%A1.

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