Nasi

¹

[ nah-see ]

noun

, Jewish History.

1. the head or president of the Sanhedrin.

Näsi

²

[ nas-ee ]

noun

1. Lake, a lake in SW Finland: city of Tampere located on its S shore. 20 miles (32 km) long; 2–8 miles (3.2–12.9 km) wide.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Nasi¹

From the Hebrew word nāsī chief

Example Sentences

Early in his association with the Madoffs, Bill Nasi witnessed a curious moment between Bernie and Ruth.

From The Daily Beast

Nasi recalls once arriving early at the office to hear Bernie, who must have assumed they were alone, screaming at his brother.

From The Daily Beast

Unlike Nasi, who later went to college, most staff were barely educated bridge-and-tunnel types.

From The Daily Beast

Nihil me pnitet hujus nasi, quoth Pamphagus;——that is—My nose has been the making of me.

From Project Gutenberg

Miles peregrini in faciem suspexit——D boni, nova forma nasi!

From Project Gutenberg

It must be noticed, that the man who carried the brush-wood had thrust one or two flowering shrubs through the septum nasi.

From Project Gutenberg

The nasals are separated anteromedially by the cartilaginous septum nasi.

From Project Gutenberg

There is an anterior cartilaginous septum nasi separating the two nasals; the latter overlap the sphenethmoid posteriorly.

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