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Nias is an English word of 4 letters. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

Rare word

Nias in a sentence

Related words

Nias | Nia | Niassa | Niasse | Niass

Nias meaning

A young hawk; an eyas.

Using Nias

  • The main meaning on this page is: A young hawk; an eyas.
  • In the example corpus, nias often appears in combinations such as: of nias, service nias.

Context around Nias

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

science 1× service 1×

Often after:

spokesperson 1× attended 1× island 1×

Sentence patterns with Nias

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a nias spokesperson said 1× ambulance service nias attended but 1× animal science nias has said 1× members of nias fc played 1× people of nias island an 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a nias spokesperson 1× members of nias 1× the nigerian institute 1× the northern ireland 1× the people of 1×

Common sentence endings:

a statement said 1× for the game 1× industry to dwindle 1× the cooking pot 1× to the incident 1×

Words around Nias

Just before it in the word index:

niarchos 9 niantic 48 niangua 2 niang 19 nian 2 niamina 4

Just after it in the word index:

niass 2 niassa 10 niasse 4 niaulani 2 niaz 5 niazi 14

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 aapp 8

Corpus analysis for Nias

  • In this selection, "nias" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, science, service, spokesperson, attended and island stand out and add context to how "nias" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a nias spokesperson said and ambulance service nias attended but. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "nias" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with nias

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Members of NIAS FC played ball kids for the game. (10 words)

A NIAS spokesperson said: "One ambulance and one rapid response paramedic were tasked to the incident. (16 words)

The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) attended but transported nobody from the scene, a statement said. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

The people of Nias Island (an island off the west coast of Sumatra), I was told, are almost all Christians, and virtually every tree on that island has been cut down and every form of wildlife thrown into the cooking pot. (41 words)

The Nigerian Institute of Animal Science (NIAS) has said that the current lockdown and movement restriction enforced by government to contain the spread of Coronavirus may cause the value of the livestock industry to dwindle. (35 words)

A NIAS spokesperson said: "One ambulance and one rapid response paramedic were tasked to the incident. (16 words)

Example sentences (5)

A NIAS spokesperson said: "One ambulance and one rapid response paramedic were tasked to the incident.

Members of NIAS FC played ball kids for the game.

The Nigerian Institute of Animal Science (NIAS) has said that the current lockdown and movement restriction enforced by government to contain the spread of Coronavirus may cause the value of the livestock industry to dwindle.

The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) attended but transported nobody from the scene, a statement said.

The people of Nias Island (an island off the west coast of Sumatra), I was told, are almost all Christians, and virtually every tree on that island has been cut down and every form of wildlife thrown into the cooking pot.

Common combinations with nias

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "nias" in a sentence?
An example: "A NIAS spokesperson said: "One ambulance and one rapid response paramedic were tasked to the incident." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "nias" from authentic English texts.
What does "nias" mean?
Nias means: A young hawk; an eyas.
How many example sentences with "nias" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "nias", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.