nipa
IPA: nˈipʌ
noun
- A palm tree of the species Nypa fruticans.
- A liquor made from the sap of nipa palms.
- The leaves of the nipa palm, when used as a material for thatching, basketry or other uses.
- Distichlis palmeri, a saltgrass native to the Sonoran Desert of Mexico and the United States, Palmer's grass.
- Initialism of National Income and Product Accounts.
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Examples of "nipa" in Sentences
- The son of Angiras conquered the Nipas.
- National saving data are on a NIPA basis.
- He notes that the church had a nipa roof.
- This is the most extensive nipa swamp in Bohol.
- Galo placed the clam in a corner of his nipa hut.
- Coconut and nipa palm plantations are also important.
- Many of the small booths of wood are galvanized with nipa roofing.
- The first church was built in 1755 with wooden walls and nipa roofing.
- Fray Pedro Bautista built a little convent and a chapel of bamboo and nipa.
- It is a commonly used material in the construction of the ubiquitous nipa hut.
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