nashi

/ ˈnæʃɪ /

noun

1. See Asian pear
   another name for Asian pear

Word History and Origins

Origin of nashi¹

Japanese: pear

Example Sentences

Then in 2007 he had joined the pro-Kremlin, pro “Eurasian” youth group, Nashi, to hone his militancy.

From The Daily Beast

Yet, bad as that was, nobody in the Kremlin dared to criticize the Nashi.

From The Daily Beast

“A majority of Russian society is in favor of punishing all guilty members of the band,” Nashi leader Nikita Borovikov insisted.

From The Daily Beast

To young and talented Russians seeking political changes in the country, the new campaign by Nashi is a bad sign.

From The Daily Beast

The luckiest and most devoted of Nashi commissars have enjoyed the benefits of municipal and even national parliament seats.

From The Daily Beast

Sanzugawa: Yama mo nakereba, hashi mo nashi; shinde no tabiji hana wa nao nashi.

From Project Gutenberg

My dolzhny zaruchit'sja dlja sebja vsemi orudijami, kotorymi nashi protivniki mogli by vospol'zovat'sja protiv nas.

From Project Gutenberg