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  • Ni
    Ni
    nickel.
  • N.I.
    N.I.
    abbreviation
    Northern Ireland.
  • NI
    NI
    abbreviation
    (in Britain) national insurance
  • ni
    ni
    abbreviation
    Nicaragua

Ni

1 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. nickel.


N.I. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Northern Ireland.


NI 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. (in Britain) national insurance

  2. Northern Ireland

  3. North Island

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Ni 2 British  

symbol

  1. nickel

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ni 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. Nicaragua

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The researchers examined radioactive isotopes such as Ni-56, Ni-57, and stable elements such as Mn and Ni.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

According to Jiaqi Ni, "not all olive oils have benefits for cognitive function," highlighting the importance of choosing extra virgin varieties.

From Science Daily Apr. 18, 2026

The upper house, meanwhile, elected Nan Ni Ni Aye, a regional MP from Karen state with USDP, as another vice-president, the junta said in a statement.

From Barron's Mar. 31, 2026

He was the longest-living member of the four cultural icons, which also included Cantopop lyricist James Wong Jim and novelists Jin Yong and Ni Kuang.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2025

This was Mr. Ni, the man we called Six-Fingers because of the extra finger on his right hand.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang

Former colleague Anne Hailes said Gerry, wherever possible, would've helped people, and he was a "great champion of charities", including his role as President of N.I.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Rebecca is a kind of Banksy - she posts on Facebook at Abandoned N.I., a site dedicated to her mission to record Ireland's fading beauty.

From BBC Oct. 27, 2016

The 43d and 59th N.I., brigaded with them, emulated both in cool determination.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 367, May 1846 by Various

By Hodson's side lies Captain da Costa of the 56th N.I., attached to Brazier's Sikhs.

From Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places by Archibald Forbes

Several of the officers we had known well at home in the 3rd line battalion at Alnwick, and Major N.I.

From Q.6.a and Other places Recollections of 1916, 1917 and 1918 by Francis Buckley

The BBC has approached Department of Health NI for comment.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

BBC News NI has contacted Daera for a response.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

That includes £7.1m for Invest NI to help businesses with innovation projects and to undertake early-stage design work for its Mandeville industrial estate in Craigavon.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Architect Dr Rachel O'Grady, who specialises in urban strategy, told BBC News NI "the bare bones of a really excellent city is there".

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

If the current is denoted by I, then NI is the total current, and accordingly 4πNI = Hl, or H = 4πNI/l.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various

"This is a lightning protest. As you know, the Iglesia ni Cristo is just one body. With just one command, everybody will follow," 56-year-old Rodel Gundrean told AFP.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

I think I fall under that category, there’s a saying in Spanish — “ni de aquí, ni de allá.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2025

If we could all talk something like this: ‘El ye ni cikno uq zad faz ov riceler al kiwap ov temeler ap azod ro,’ how much sweeter life would be!

From Scientific American Jul. 1, 2023

“Anak means child, so anak ni bet means child of pinakbet,” he explained.

From Seattle Times May 9, 2023

“Cheo eom boeb seom ni da,” the copilot might have said, respectfully.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

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