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nashi

nashi is the alternative form of Nashi.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Nashi

Nashi

  1. A northeast wind which occurs in winter on the Iranian coast of the Persian Gulf.

Noun (1) capitalized: Nashi

Nashi (plural Nashis)

  1. A fruit, the Nashi pear, Pyrus pyrifolia.

Noun (2) capitalized: Nashi

Nashi pl (plural only)

  1. (alternative, plural, plural-only) Alternative form of Nakhi (“ethnic group”).

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Nashi

Nashi

  1. A (defunct) pro-Putin political youth movement in Russia and Ukraine.

Forms of nashi

pluralnashis
pluralNashis

Origin of nashi

From Persian نَشی.

From Japanese 梨.

From Russian на́ши (náši, “ours”).

Words that rhyme with nashi

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Questions about nashi

What does nashi mean?
Nashi means a northeast wind which occurs in winter on the Iranian coast of the Persian Gulf.
What is nashi the alternative form of?
Nashi is the alternative form of Nashi.
What part of speech is nashi?
Nashi can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near nashi in the dictionary

  1. Nashean
  2. nashed
  3. nasheed
  4. nasheeds
  5. nashes
  6. nashi
  7. Nashian
  8. Nashik
  9. Nashim
  10. nashing
  11. Nashira

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