Nis

Niš

also Nish N0114100 (nĭsh) A city of southeast Serbia near the Morava River. It was the birthplace of Constantine the Great.

nis

(nɪs) n (Norse Myth & Legend) Norse myth a friendly spirit or goblin thought to take care of a farmer's home, barn, stables, etc

Niš

(niːʃ) or

Nish

n (Placename) an industrial town in Serbia, in the SE: situated on routes between central Europe and the Aegean. Pop: 203 670 (2002)

Niš

(niʃ)

n. a city in SE Serbia, in SE Yugoslavia. 230,711.

Nis

Niš

Nish

(both: nēsh), city (1991 pop. 175,391), SE Serbia, on the Nišava River. An important railway and industrial center, it has industries that textiles, cigarettes, electronics, and spirits. The Roman Naissus, it was the site of a victory (A.D. 269) of Claudius II over the Ostrogoths and was the birthplace of Constantine I (Constantine the Great). In 441 it was destroyed by the Huns but was rebuilt (6th cent.) by Emperor Justinian I. In the Middle Ages the city passed back and forth between the Bulgarian and Serbian empires. The Turks captured it c.1386, were defeated there in 1443 by John Hunyadi, and recaptured it again in 1456. It became (until 1878) their most important military stronghold in the Balkans. It passed to Serbia in 1878. The city retains a medieval fortress that dominates the S Morava valley. The Tower of Skulls (Serbian Cele Kula) was built to commemorate the Serbs massacred by the Turks in the uprising of 1809.

Niš

a city in Yugoslavia, in the Socialist Republic of Serbia, on the Nišava River near its confluence with the Juina Morava River. Population, 127,700 (1971). The city is an important transportation junction. It has machine-building, textile, and food and condiment industries. The popular balneological health resort of Niška Banja is 10 km southeast of Niš.

Nis

, Nish an industrial town in E Serbia and Montenegro, in SE Serbia: situated on routes between central Europe and the Aegean. Pop.: 203 670 (2002)

NIS

Network Information Service

NIS

(Network Information Services) A directory service developed by Sun for TCP/IP network resources. Formerly known as Yellow Pages, NIS became a de facto Unix standard used by many Unix vendors. In 1992, NIS+ was a completely redesigned version. In addition to NIS, LDAP and DNS have been used for name resolution and directory services. See LDAP and DNS.

NIS

Acronym	Definition
NIS➣Norton Internet Security (Symantec software)
NIS➣Newly Independent States
NIS➣Naval Investigative Service
NIS➣Network Information Service (aka Yellow Pages)
NIS➣Nationwide Inpatient Sample
NIS➣Network Information Services
NIS➣New Independent States
NIS➣Network Information System
NIS➣New Israeli Shekel (currency in Israel)
NIS➣Nippon Ichi Software
NIS➣Nuova Italia Scientifica (Italian: New Scientific Italy; book)
NIS➣National Intelligence Service (various countries)
NIS➣Near-Infrared Spectrometer
NIS➣National Immunization Survey
NIS➣Sodium Iodide Symporter
NIS➣National Insurance Services (Brookfield, WI)
NIS➣National Incidence Study (child abuse; US DHHS)
NIS➣National Integrity System (anti-corruption)
NIS➣Non-Interventional Study (pharmaceutical development)
NIS➣Network Infrastructure Services
NIS➣Namo Image Slicer
NIS➣Network Information Service
NIS➣Network Interconnection Service
NIS➣Norton Internet Security
NIS➣National Institutes of Statistics (various locations)
NIS➣National Indicator Set (UK)
NIS➣National Intelligence Survey
NIS➣Nagoya International School (est. 1964; Japan)
NIS➣Negative Ion Source
NIS➣Nuclear Information Service (UK)
NIS➣National Institute of Sports (India)
NIS➣Norwegian International School (Hong Kong)
NIS➣National Indoor Stadium (Beijing, China)
NIS➣Navigation Information Service (US DoT)
NIS➣National Intelligence Strategy
NIS➣National Intelligence System (police incident code; New Zealand)
NIS➣Normally in Stock (merchandise)
NIS➣Not In Stock
NIS➣National Information System
NIS➣Nigeria Immigration Service
NIS➣Not in Service
NIS➣Neighborhood Improvement Services (various locations)
NIS➣National Information Service (various countries)
NIS➣National Identity Scheme (UK)
NIS➣Norsk Internasjonalt Skipsregister (Norwegian International Ship Registery)
NIS➣Non-Intrinsically Safe
NIS➣National Industry Standards (housing)
NIS➣New Incentive Scheme
NIS➣Nishimachi International School (Tokyo, Japan)
NIS➣Network Infrastructure Solutions
NIS➣National Insurance System
NIS➣Nonproliferation and International Security division (US DOE)
NIS➣Normal Metal-Insulator-Superconductor (aka Superconductor-Insulator-Normal Metal)
NIS➣NATO Identification System
NIS➣Non-Interactive Sequence (gaming)
NIS➣National Implementation Strategy
NIS➣National Intelligence System
NIS➣Nuclear Instrumentation System
NIS➣National Improvement Strategy (UK)
NIS➣Non-Proliferation and International Security
NIS➣National Input Segment
NIS➣Naval Inspection Service (US Navy)
NIS➣Neurological Impairment Scale
NIS➣Net Income Statement (finance)
NIS➣NATO International Staff
NIS➣National Insurance Specialists
NIS➣Neighborhood Improvement Strategy
NIS➣National Integration Services (touchscreen manufacturer)
NIS➣Noise Information System
NIS➣New Immigrant Study
NIS➣Network Integrity Services Ltd (Stockport, Cheshire, UK)
NIS➣National Imagery System
NIS➣NIMA Information Service
NIS➣NMCS (Non-Mission Capable Status) Information System (US DoD)
NIS➣National Interdepartmental Seminar
NIS➣Non-Invasive Sampling
NIS➣Nestlé Investor Seminar
NIS➣Net Interest Spreads
NIS➣Negotiation Information System
NIS➣Networked Information Storage
NIS➣Nitrogen Inerting System (military aviation, fuel subsystem)
NIS➣Nonprofit Insurance Services (Hanover, PA)