nies

/N AY1 Z/
noun
  1. 1

    A surname from Chinese.

  2. 2

    Lower Saxony, a federal state of Germany.

  3. 3

    (grammar) Initialism of noun inanimate.

  4. 4

    (UK) Initialism of Northern Ireland. [A constituent country and province of the United Kingdom, situated in the northeastern part of the island of Ireland.]

  5. 5

    (UK, finance) Acronym of national insurance. [(UK, Ireland) A system of taxes paid by workers and employers, used primarily to fund state benefits.]