nias

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noun

A young hawk; an eyas.

OriginFrench niais →
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Meanings

nias1

noun
  1. obsoleteA young hawk; an eyas.

Nias2

proper noun
  1. An island of Indonesia, located on the western coast of Sumatra.
  2. The Austronesian language spoken by the ethnolinguistic group from the island.
  3. A regency in North Sumatra whose capital is Gido.
nounNias pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyThe ethnolinguistic group from the island of Nias in Indonesia.

NIAS3

nounNIAS (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of nonintentionally added substances.
proper noun
  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of National Institute of Advanced Studies.
  2. abbreviationAbbreviation of Nordic Institute of Asian Studies.
  3. abbreviationAbbreviation of Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study.
  4. abbreviationAbbreviation of Northern Ireland Ambulance Service.
  5. abbreviationAbbreviation of Nederlandsch-Indische Artsen School.

Origin

  1. Frenchniais
  2. Englishnias

French niais. See eyas and nyas.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ASINSinasianSanisainanisnasiIsanInas
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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