Iceni

[ ahy-see-nahy ]

noun

, (used with a singular or plural verb)

1. an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.

Iceni

/ aɪˈsiːnaɪ /

plural noun

1. an ancient British tribe that rebelled against the Romans in 61 ad under Queen Boudicca

Other Words From

• I·ce·nic [ahy-, see, -nik], adjective

Example Sentences

Before the monks came the place was held by the Iceni—a stout and valiant people, as Tacitus describes them.

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For about 600 years after the defeat of the Iceni, no reliable information respecting that people is to be found in any history.

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A king of the Iceni had devised a considerable part of his substance to the emperor.

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A confused clamour of shouts and cries rose from the town, above which sounded the yells of the exulting Iceni.

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Upon the morning of the day fixed for the gathering of the Iceni preparations were begun early at Cardun.

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