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nio^¹

noun nios

Alternative letter-case form of Nio

NIO^²

noun

abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of New I/O (“new (or nonblocking) input/output”).

proper noun

UK, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Northern Ireland Office Stormont officials spelled out linguistic pitfalls that could offend nationalists and unionists in a 164-page guidance document for Mandelson and other new NIO ministers.

Nio^³

/niːoʊ/ US
/niːəʊ/ UK

Where it comes from

From Japanese 仁王 (Niō), from Chinese 仁王 (Rénwáng, “Benevolent or Humane King[s]”).

proper noun nio

A pair of door gods at the main gates of Buddhist temples. Two Deva Kings (Nio) stand guard, as do two koma-inu (Korean lion-dogs), to protect the temple from the entry of evil forces... The 12 foot (3.6 m) tall Nio on the right has his mouth open to pronounce the Sanskrit "A" while the one on the left has his lips closed so as to pronounce the "Om" sound,
Similar: Vajrapani, Renwang

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日本語	仁王 Niō
中文	仁王 Rénwáng

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"nio." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nio. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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nio. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nio

Chicago

"nio." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nio.

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@misc{nio_2026,
  title = {nio},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nio},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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