nashi

/ (ˈnæʃɪ) /

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noun plural nashi or nashis

another name for Asian pear

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Word Origin for nashi

Japanese: pear

Words nearby nashi

NASDAQ, naseberry, Naseby, Nash, Nashe, nashi, Nashik, Nasho, Nash, Ogden, Nashua, Nashville

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How to use nashi in a sentence

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.
Is This the Mastermind Behind Russia’s Crimea Grab?|Anna Nemtsova, Eli Lake|March 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“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.
Pussy Riot Witch Hunt by Kremlin-Backed ‘Youth Movement’|Anna Nemtsova|September 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
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