ins Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun an agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the United States
   Immigration and Naturalization Service.
   
2. noun a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
   inch; in.
   
3. noun a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite
   indium; atomic number 49; In.
   
4. noun a state in midwestern United States
   Indiana; Hoosier State; IN.
   

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