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nias

nias noun: a young hawk; an eyas.

Noun (1)

nias

  1. (obsolete) A young hawk; an eyas.

Noun (2) capitalized: NIAS

NIAS (uncountable)

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of nonintentionally added substances.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: NIAS

NIAS

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of National Institute of Advanced Studies.
  2. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of Nordic Institute of Asian Studies.
  3. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study.
  4. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of Northern Ireland Ambulance Service.
  5. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of Nederlandsch-Indische Artsen School.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Nias

Nias

  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.

Noun (3) capitalized: Nias

Nias pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The ethnolinguistic group from the island of Nias in Indonesia.

Origin of nias

French niais. See eyas and nyas.

Questions about nias

What does nias mean?
Nias means a young hawk; an eyas.
What part of speech is nias?
Nias can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near nias in the dictionary

  1. niaouli
  2. niaoulis
  3. niaprazine
  4. niaproof
  5. Niarbyl
  6. nias
  7. Niasian
  8. Niazi
  9. Niazis
  10. Niazmand
  11. Niazmands

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