ni
/ni/
ni is the initialism of noun inanimate.
Interjection capitalized: NI
NI
- Initialism of no idea.
Proper noun (1) capitalized: NI
NI
- Initialism 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
- 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
- Lower Saxony, a federal state of Germany.
Noun capitalized: NI
NI (uncountable)
- Acronym of national insurance.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Ni
Ni (plural Nis)
- A surname from Chinese.
Forms of ni
| plural | Nis |
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Origin of ni
* (Chinese surname): Borrowed from Chinese 郳 (ní), 倪 or 妮 (nī).
Words formed from ni
Phrases with ni
Questions about ni
- What does ni mean?
- Ni means lower Saxony, a federal state of Germany.
- What is ni the initialism of?
- Ni is the initialism of noun inanimate.
- What part of speech is ni?
- Ni can be an interjection, a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce ni?
- Ni is pronounced /ni/.
Words near ni in the dictionary
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