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- proper noun a political youth movement in
Russia - proper noun a northeast wind which occurs in winter on the Iranian coast of the Persian Gulf
- proper noun A fruit, the Nashi pear, Pyrus pyrifolia
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Examples
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Also, in spite of their pro-Kremlin and pro-Putin stance, the establishment has now disassociated from them, and those nice OMON fellows have started to crack also the skulls of the "Nashi" - activists during demonstrations.
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Faced with such youthful agitation -- and mindful of the role students played in Ukraine's recent Orange Revolution -- the Kremlin earlier this year launched a youth movement of its own, called Nashi, or "Ours."
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Activists from a Kremlin-created youth movement called Nashi stormed a press conference by Estonia's ambassador, retreating only after the diplomat's bodyguards sprayed them with Mace.
Russia accused of launching first massive cyberstrike against Estonia Abhay N 2007
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JILL DOUGHERTY, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice over): They're called Nashi, a word that means "our people," "our guys".
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Andrew Higgins A Kremlin-backed youth group called Nashi -- Ours -- set up a special unit this year to promote Orthodox Christianity among its members and in the broader society.
Church and State 2007
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Activists from a Kremlin-created youth movement called Nashi stormed a press conference by Estonia's ambassador, retreating only after the diplomat's bodyguards sprayed them with Mace.
Young Russia Rises 2007
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The Russian regime, in the person of the Vladislav Surkov, 1st deputy of the administration of the Russian President, and the gang he leads, the so-called Nashi movement, have launched a campaign to persecute and hound the journalist Alexander Podrabinek and members of his family for ridiculous, pseudo-ideological reasons.
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He also created several state-funded youth groups, such as Nashi ( "Ours") and the Young Guards.
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At Sunday’s West End Farmers Market, Barry of Papa’s Orchard is presenting the last harvest of his Asian pears, a unique variety called Nashi in Asia.
Market Roundup: Nov. 11-Nov.17 The Food Section 2010
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"Nashi", in turn, wrote a letter to the governor of St. Petersburg
Pravda.Ru 2010
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