ni

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/ni/

proper noun

A surname from Chinese.

Similar
nickelatomic number 28
CommonScrabble 2

Meanings

ni1

noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismgrammarInitialism of noun inanimate.

Ni2

proper nounNi (plural Nis)

plural Nis

  1. A surname from Chinese.

NI3

interjection
  1. InternetabbreviationinitialismInitialism of no idea.
proper noun
  1. UKabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Northern Ireland.

    Over 60% of NI people opposed to paying for water supply, survey reveals [title]

    2023 August 22, “Over 60% of NI people opposed to paying for water supply, survey reveals”, in Belfast Telegraph, →ISSN
    1 more example

    Campaigners say the Lough Neagh, the largest freshwater lake in the UK, which supplies nearly half of NI’s drinking water, is “dying in plain sight” because of vast algal blooms.

    2023 October 13, Rory Carroll, “Northern Ireland: four key areas in crisis”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
  2. Lower Saxony, a federal state of Germany.
nounNI (uncountable)
  1. UKabbreviationacronymuncountablebusinessAcronym of national insurance.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite

Similar
nickelatomic number 28
Broader
metallic elementmetal

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Chinese郳
  2. EnglishNi

* (Chinese surname): Borrowed from Chinese 郳 (ní), 倪 or 妮 (nī).

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APA

ni. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ni

MLA

“ni.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ni. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ni,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ni.

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