Niŝ

or Nish

[ neesh ]

noun
  1. a city in SE Serbia: a former capital of Serbia.

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How to use Niŝ in a sentence

  • The name Nisroch, by the way, is evidently the same word as nesher, and bears even closer resemblance to the Arabic niss'r.

    Bible Animals; | J. G. Wood
  • It is said that in Norway every church has its own Niss, or Brownie.

    Last Words | Juliana Horatia Ewing
  • Oh yes, and she never could say 'th'—but 'niss' and 'nat,' for this and that.

    The Maid of Sker | Richard Doddridge Blackmore
  • This made the Kyrkegrim very angry, for he did not wish to give up his place, and yet a Niss may not break his word.

    Last Words | Juliana Horatia Ewing

British Dictionary definitions for Niš

Niš

Nish

/ (niːʃ) /


noun
  1. an industrial town in Serbia, in the SE: situated on routes between central Europe and the Aegean. Pop: 203 670 (2002)

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