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.

Other words from Iceni

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

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How to use Iceni in a sentence

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

    East Anglia | J. Ewing Ritchie
  • For about 600 years after the defeat of the Iceni, no reliable information respecting that people is to be found in any history.

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

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

    Beric the Briton | G. A. Henty
  • Upon the morning of the day fixed for the gathering of the Iceni preparations were begun early at Cardun.

    Beric the Briton | G. A. Henty

British Dictionary definitions for Iceni

Iceni

/ (aɪˈsiːnaɪ) /


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

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