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nilas

nilas noun: newly frozen sea ice in the form of a smooth sheet less than ten centimeters (four inches) thick.

Noun

nilas

  1. Newly frozen sea ice in the form of a smooth sheet less than ten centimeters (four inches) thick.

Proper noun capitalized: Nilas

Nilas

  1. (plural) plural of Nila

Origin of nilas

From Russian ни́лас (nílas), from Saami nulas, 'stripe'.

Questions about nilas

What does nilas mean?
Nilas means newly frozen sea ice in the form of a smooth sheet less than ten centimeters (four inches) thick.
What part of speech is nilas?
Nilas can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near nilas in the dictionary

  1. Niladevi
  2. niladic
  3. Niland
  4. Niland Geyser
  5. Nilands
  6. nilas
  7. Nilay
  8. Nile
  9. Nile blue
  10. Nile blues
  11. Nile cabbage

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