Monotypic genus of palms of Australasia.
1 But the Thirty-fourth was temporarily stationed in big nipa barracks at Malate.
2 I lay down upon the buri, under the nipa I slept.
3 There were many nipa shacks, some on stilts and some on the ground.
4 They are roofed, however, as are the others, with the palm-leaves called nipa .
5 Rider of bambu, over the ridge to keep the nipa from being blown away.
6 The nipa roof had been torn away piece by piece.
7 Communications: A small nipa shack housed our two-way radio set up by Captain Arnold.
8 Many are roofed with clay tiling, and others with nipa .
9 He, too, was approached by Tomba, at the nipa barracks.
10 The native dwellings are constructed of bamboo, thatched with the leaves of the nipa palm.
11 Inebriety is almost unknown, although strong drink ( nipa wine) is plentiful.
12 The poorer class of dwellings are flimsy erections of nipa , built on four strong posts.
13 The Model School was in a typical nipa and bamboo schoolhouse especially arranged for exhibition purposes.
14 The forestry exhibit was installed in a handsome and characteristic bamboo and nipa structure of the bungalow type.
15 There was silence on the unsteady porch of the nipa hut for some moments, and then Frank Shaw asked:
16 After winding beneath the shade of ficuses, tahuaris, nipa palms, and cecropias, it enters the Amazon by five mouths.
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