Asian pear

noun

an Asian tree also cultivated in Australia and New Zealand, Pyrus pyrifolia, of the rose family, having apple-shaped, pear-colored, juicy fruit.

the fruit of this plant.

Also called Chinese pear, Japanese pear, na·shi [nah-shee] /ˈnɑ ʃi/, sand pear.

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Examples from the Web for nashi

Then in 2007 he had joined the pro-Kremlin, pro “Eurasian” youth group, Nashi, to hone his militancy.
Putin’s Men in Ukraine: We’re Not Giving In|Anna Nemtsova|April 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yet, bad as that was, nobody in the Kremlin dared to criticize the Nashi.
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“A majority of Russian society is in favor of punishing all guilty members of the band,” Nashi leader Nikita Borovikov insisted.
Pussy Riot Witch Hunt by Kremlin-Backed ‘Youth Movement’|Anna Nemtsova|September 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
To young and talented Russians seeking political changes in the country, the new campaign by Nashi is a bad sign.
Pussy Riot Witch Hunt by Kremlin-Backed ‘Youth Movement’|Anna Nemtsova|September 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST

The luckiest and most devoted of Nashi commissars have enjoyed the benefits of municipal and even national parliament seats.
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Sanzugawa: Yama mo nakereba, hashi mo nashi; shinde no tabiji hana wa nao nashi.
The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari|James S. De Benneville
My dolzhny zaruchit'sja dlja sebja vsemi orudijami, kotorymi nashi protivniki mogli by vospol'zovat'sja protiv nas.
The History of a Lie|Herman Bernstein

British Dictionary definitions for nashi (1 of 2)

nashi

/ (ˈnæʃɪ) /

noun plural nashi or nashis

another name for Asian pear

Word Origin for nashi

Japanese: pear

British Dictionary definitions for nashi (2 of 2)

Asian pear

noun

a tropical pear tree, esp any of several varieties of Japanese pear Pyrus serotina

Also called: nashi the fruit of the Japanese pear, which resembles a large yellow apple, has crisp juicy flesh, and is cultivated in Japan, Korea, the US, and New Zealand

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