Nishi may refer to:
People
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Nishi (surname) Nishi (written: 西 lit. "west") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Nishi Amane (西 周, 1829–1897), philosopher
* DF_23_o_..._of_Iwami_ ... (西 周, 1829–1897), philosopher
*Haruhiko Nishi (1893–1986), Japanes ...
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Nishi Vasudeva (born 1956), Indian business executive
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Nishi (actress)
Nishi Kohli (known professionally as Nishi) is an Indian actress who has worked in Punjabi cinema, Punjabi and Hindi-language films. She frequently acted with Dara Singh.
Career
Although Nishi was a Punjabi film star, she also worked in Hindi fi ...
, Indian actress Nishi Kohli
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Nishi (tribe)
The Nyishi community is the largest ethnic group in Arunachal Pradesh in north-eastern India. In Nyishi, ''Nyi'' refers to "a human" and the word ''shi'' denotes "highland".The Nyishis are mentioned as the Daflas in the contemporary Ahom docume ...
, in Arunachal Pradesh, India
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Nishi language
Nyishi (also known as Nishi, Nisi, Nishang, Nissi, Nyising, Leil, Aya, Akang, Bangni-Bangru, Solung) is a Sino-Tibetan language of the Tani branch spoken in Papum Pare, Lower Subansiri, Kurung Kumey, Kra Daadi, East Kameng, Pakke Kesang, ...
, their Sino-Tibetan language
Other uses
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Nishi District, Hokkaidō
is a district located in Hiyama Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 8,357 and a density of 21.82 persons per km2. The total area is 382.93 km2.
Towns and villages
* Otobe
Merger
*On Oc ...
, Japan
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Nishi language
Nyishi (also known as Nishi, Nisi, Nishang, Nissi, Nyising, Leil, Aya, Akang, Bangni-Bangru, Solung) is a Sino-Tibetan language of the Tani branch spoken in Papum Pare, Lower Subansiri, Kurung Kumey, Kra Daadi, East Kameng, Pakke Kesang, ...
, a Sino-Tibetan language of India
* Nishi Daak, a cruel ghost; see
Ghosts in Bengali culture
Ghosts are an important and integral part of the folklore of the socio-cultural fabric of the geographical and ethno-linguistic region of Bengal which presently consists of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. Fairy tales, both old ...
See also
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Nishi-ku (disambiguation) is a common ward name in many Japanese cities.
* Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture
* Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu, in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture
* Nishi-ku, Hiroshima, in Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture
* Nishi-ku, Kōbe, in Kobe, Hy ...
, various wards in Japanese cities
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Nishi–Rosen Agreement
was an agreement signed between the Empire of Japan and the Russian Empire on 25 April 1898 concerning disputes over Korea.
With Japan's victory in the First Sino-Japanese War, and increasing influence in domestic Korean politics, tensions conti ...
, an 1898 Russo–Japanese agreement over disputed territory in Korea
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