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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 metallic Ni observed after a reaction may simply form when nickel oxide is reduced by syngas at high temperatures, rather than representing the species that actually performs the catalysis.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026

Such "blunt" rhetoric is "out of the ordinary" coming from Xi in conversation with a US president, Adam Ni, editor of the China Neican newsletter, told AFP.

From Barron's ● May 14, 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

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

And here is part of a "distich on arrival of 38th N.I."

From A Boswell of Baghdad With Diversions by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas

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 officers comprising the council to whom Sale and Macgregor addressed themselves were Colonel Dennie of the 13th, Colonel Monteath of the 35th N.I.,

From The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80 by Archibald Forbes

Sir Chris told BBC News NI that the original Parades Commission determination would remain in place, despite his decision to stop the parade.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

In statement to BBC News NI, a Wycombe Wanderers spokesperson said discovering the song was "brilliant".

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

On Friday, former US diplomat Dr Richard Haass told BBC News NI that Northern Ireland had "failed" to come to terms with the legacy of its past.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Two people have died following what's been described as a workplace incident at a road in County Down, BBC News NI understands.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

In the Greek Church—a suffering Church—on the round sacramental wafer there is a cross, and in the four corners there are the eight letters, IE, XE, NI, KA, "Jesus Christ conquers."

From The Jesus of History by T. R. Glover

"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

In Nairobi on Saturday, demonstrators chanted "Sisi ni watu sio wanyama" in Swahili - meaning "we are human beings not animals".

From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2024

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

For example, he chose the shapes D, R, b, h to represent the Cherokee syllables a, e, si, and ni, respectively, while the shape of the numeral 4 was borrowed for the syllable se.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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