Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Hawaii and throughout Polynesia, the cocoanut-palm. See
niog .
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Examples
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When she gets to the equator, Roz will deploy a special "niu" (Hawaiian for "coconut") that's "equipped with Iridium satellite phones, solar panels and sensors that gather and transmit data."
Reveries: Cool News of the Day - marketing people, insights, innovation, ideas 2009
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A sure shot message is the one that contains the word "niu" which means the Ox at a time when the nation has entered the Year of the Ox. People wanting a bit of fun with word play often use it to match with the English words to make it "happy niu year".
The Times of India 2009
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"snail mail," everyone is celebrating the "niu" year in their own way.
Opinion Source: Delivering summaries of editorial and op-ed pieces from major papers by email. 2009
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Once, when eating breakfast at a small outdoor aboriginal restaurant in the mountains of Taiwan, the owner, a motherly woman, asked me if I wanted to try some, "san bei guan niu".
Matt Gibson: Finding Serendipity: How to Make Your Travels More Exciting Matt Gibson 2010
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Once, when eating breakfast at a small outdoor aboriginal restaurant in the mountains of Taiwan, the owner, a motherly woman, asked me if I wanted to try some, "san bei guan niu".
Matt Gibson: Finding Serendipity: How to Make Your Travels More Exciting Matt Gibson 2010
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Apr 7th, 2010 at 10: 27 am niu yorker: do you deliver to wfc?
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Jan 29th, 2010 at 7: 10 pm niu yorker: delivery, perhaps?
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Once, when eating breakfast at a small outdoor aboriginal restaurant in the mountains of Taiwan, the owner, a motherly woman, asked me if I wanted to try some, "san bei guan niu".
Matt Gibson: Finding Serendipity: How to Make Your Travels More Exciting Matt Gibson 2010
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Apr 29th, 2010 at 11: 55 am niu yorker: the one on fulton st denied me. the flavor shots look kinda nasty anyway.
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Nov 23rd, 2009 at 12: 24 pm niu yorker: best news is that the special applies to the porken, too!
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