|nēə|sēz, -ēs noun
( plural niasese )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Nias, island in the Indian ocean + English -ese
1. : a people inhabiting the island of Nias west of Sumatra
2. : a member of the Niasese people
|nēə|sēz, -ēs noun
( plural niasese )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Nias, island in the Indian ocean + English -ese
1. : a people inhabiting the island of Nias west of Sumatra
2. : a member of the Niasese people
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012