English Words Starting With N

• ninety-seventh

  adjectivenounMedium
  /ˌnaɪnti ˈsev(ə)nθ/The ordinal number that follows ninety-sixth and precedes ninety-eighth.
• ninety-six

  adjectivenounMedium-High
  /ˈnaɪn.ti ˈsɪks/The cardinal number equivalent to the product of nine and ten plus six; 96.
• ninety-sixth

  adjectivenounLow-medium
  /ˌnaɪn.ti ˈsɪksθ/the ordinal number corresponding to ninety-six; 96th in sequence.
• ninety-third

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˌnaɪn.ti ˈθɜːd/constituting number ninety-three in a sequence; the ordinal number corresponding to ninety-three.
• ninety-three

  adjectivenounA2
  /ˌnaɪn.ti ˈθriː/The cardinal number equal to 93, nine more than eighty-four.
• ninety-two

  adjectivenounA2
  /ˌnaɪn.ti ˈtuː/The number equivalent to the product of nine and ten plus two; 92.
• nineveh

  nounC2
  /ˈnɪnɪvə/The ancient capital city of the Assyrian Empire.
• ninevite

  nounVery Low
  /ˈnɪnɪvaɪt/A native or inhabitant of the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh.
• ningbo

  nounLow
  /nɪŋˈbəʊ/A major port city in Zhejiang province, eastern China.
• ningsia

  nounExtremely rare/Obsolete
  /ˈnɪŋʃə/An archaic and uncommon spelling variant for 'Ningxia', a Hui autonomous region in northwestern China.
• ningxia

  nounRare (Proper noun)
  /nɪŋˈʃjɑː/An autonomous region in north-central China, populated by the Hui Muslim minority.
• ningxia hui

  nounLow
  /ˌnɪŋ.ʃɑː ˈhweɪ/An autonomous region in north-central China, officially the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, notable for its predominantly Hui Muslim population.
• ningxia hui autonomous region

  nounC1
  /ˌnɪŋ.ʃɑː ˈhweɪ ɔːˌtɒn.ə.məs ˈriː.dʒən/An autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in the north-central part of the country, created for the Hui people, a predominantly Muslim ethnic group.
• ninhydrin

  nounC2/Technical
  /nɪnˈhaɪdrɪn/A chemical compound used as a reagent to detect amines and amino acids, particularly in fingerprint analysis.
• ninian

  nounVery rare (Proper noun/Name)
  /ˈnɪn.i.ən/A male given name of historical origin, associated with a 5th-century saint.
• ninib

  nounExtremely rare / Obscure
  /ˈnɪnɪb/A proper noun referring to a Mesopotamian deity, also known as Ninurta, god of war, agriculture, and the south wind.
• ninigi

  nounVery Low
  /nɪˈnɪɡi/Proper noun referring to Ninigi-no-Mikoto, the Japanese deity (kami) who descended from heaven to establish the Japanese imperial line according to Shinto mythology.
• ninja

  nounverb-transitiveB1
  /ˈnɪn.dʒə/A member of a feudal Japanese class of covert agents and mercenaries, trained in stealth, martial arts, and unconventional warfare.
• ninja loan

  nounLow
  /ˈnɪndʒə ləʊn/An unsecured personal loan offered to a borrower with a poor or no credit history, often with high interest rates and fees.
• ninjutsu

  nounLow
  /nɪnˈdʒʊt.suː/The traditional Japanese martial art, strategies, and techniques of espionage and guerrilla warfare practised by the shinobi (ninja).

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