Standard Lemma guide

nis

adj · contraction · name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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adj

Meaning 1

Initialism of new in shrink.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Qualifier: classified ads

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contraction

Meaning 2

Contraction of ne is

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, obsolete

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name

Meaning 3

Initialism of Naftna Industrija Srbije, a Serbian multinational oil and gas company.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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name

Meaning 4

Initialism of National Intelligence Service, an agency of the South African government from 1980 to 1994.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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name

Meaning 5

Initialism of National Intelligence Service, the current South Korean counterintelligence agency.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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noun

Meaning 6

A nix; a hobgoblin, especially one that resides in a farm house.

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noun

Meaning 7

Initialism of Network Information Service.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Synonyms: YP

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish nisse.