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nias

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables
nias
IPA
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A young hawk; an eyas.

Obsolete

name

An island of Indonesia, located on the western coast of Sumatra.

name

The Austronesian language spoken by the ethnolinguistic group from the island.

name

A regency in North Sumatra whose capital is Gido.

noun

The ethnolinguistic group from the island of Nias in Indonesia.

noun

Initialism of nonintentionally added substances.

Uncountable

name

Abbreviation of National Institute of Advanced Studies.

name

Abbreviation of Nordic Institute of Asian Studies.

Etymology

French niais. See eyas and nyas.

Usage

Questions

What does nias mean?
A young hawk; an eyas.
Where does nias come from?
French niais. See eyas and nyas.

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