NIS

Etymology 1

Noun

nis

A nix; a hobgoblin.

Etymology 2

Contraction

nis

(obsolete) Contraction of ne is

Anagrams

• INS, Ins, Ins., NSI, SIN, Sin, in's, ins, ins., sin

Noun

NIS (uncountable)

(computing) Initialism of Network Information Service.

• Synonym: YP

Proper noun

NIS

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

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

Anagrams

• INS, Ins, Ins., NSI, SIN, Sin, in's, ins, ins., sin

Source: Wiktionary


Nis. Etym: [From ne is.]

Definition: Is not. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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