Library / English Dictionary

ISN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Switzerland's information network for security and defense studies and for peace and conflict research and for international relations

Synonyms:

International Relations and Security Network; ISN

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("ISN" is a kind of...):

international intelligence agency (an intelligence agency outside the United States)

Domain region:

Schweiz; Suisse; Svizzera; Swiss Confederation; Switzerland (a landlocked federal republic in central Europe)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Air pollution isn't just outside - the air inside buildings can also be polluted and affect your health.

(Air Pollution, Environmental Protection Agency)

Despite that, Maphis and Bhaskar say this isn't a complete success just yet.

(Researchers May Have Found Way to Prevent Alzheimer's Disease, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The connection between excess calcium and cancer still isn’t totally clear and will require more research.

(Healthy Diet Can't Be Replaced by Vitamins, Supplements, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The condition, which isn’t a normal part of aging, slowly destroys memory and thinking skills.

(Human Cells Model Alzheimer’s Disease, NIH)

But how the brain forms episodic memories—the memories of events—isn’t well understood.

(Storing memories of recent events, NIH)

Well, if that isn’t clear, what could be clearer?

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

"Because that isn't the way we Lions do these things," he replied.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

The result is that there could be a buildup of neuro-inflammation that isn't being washed away.

(Scientists say excess cerebrospinal fluid may serve as early sign of autism, Wikinews)

"The reason for your writing is to make a living, isn't it?"

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

But it isn’t always that simple.

(Striped maple trees often change mating types, with females more likely to die, National Science Foundation)