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Nicaean en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /naɪˈsi.ən/

Etymology

From Nicaea + -an.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of, from or relating to Nicaea (modern-day Iznik, Turkey).
  2. (not-comparable) Of, from or relating to Nicaea (modern-day Iznik, Turkey). ▸ Of, from or relating to the Empire of Nicaea, a medieval polity centred on the city.

Forms

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Synonyms

Nicene · Nicene

Nicaean en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /naɪˈsi.ən/

Etymology

From Nicaea + -an.

Meanings

  1. (demonym) A native or inhabitant of Nicaea (modern-day Iznik, Turkey) or the Empire of Nicaea.
  2. A person who supports the Nicene Creed.
  3. (demonym) A native or inhabitant of Nice (anciently Nicaea), France.
    • ‘Yet,’ says he, ‘it is a remarkable trait in the Niceans, that they are not a sea-faring people and do not make good sailors; the difference between them and the Genoese, and other inhabitants of Liguria, is very striking in this respect.’ 1808, The Monthly Review, page 465:
    • The most westerly points of immediate interest to the Nicæans, are the Jardin d’Acclimatation near the railway bridge at the mouth of the Var, and the adjacent race-course, the former to the north, and the latter to the south of the railway to Marseilles. 1879, The Riviera, pages 235–236:

Forms

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Synonyms

Nicene · Niçois · Nissard · Nicenist

Translations (11)

grc Νῑκαεύς (native or inhabitant of Nicaea (modern-day Iznik, Turkey)) · fr Niçois (native or inhabitant of Nice (anciently Nicaea), France — see also Nissard) · fr Nicéenne (native or inhabitant of Nicaea (modern-day Iznik, Turkey)) · la Nīcaeēnsis (native or inhabitant of Nicaea (modern-day Iznik, Turkey)) · la Nīcaeēnsis (native or inhabitant of Nice (anciently Nicaea), France — see also Nissard) · fr Niçoise (native or inhabitant of Nice (anciently Nicaea), France — see also Nissard) · fr Nicéen (native or inhabitant of Nicaea (modern-day Iznik, Turkey)) · la Nīcaenus (native or inhabitant of Nicaea (modern-day Iznik, Turkey)) · fr Nicéenne (native or inhabitant of Nice (anciently Nicaea), France — see also Nissard) · fr Nicéen (native or inhabitant of Nice (anciently Nicaea), France — see also Nissard) · la Nīcaena (native or inhabitant of Nicaea (modern-day Iznik, Turkey))