Iceni

American  

[ahy-see-nahy] / aɪˈsi naɪ /

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.

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Iceni British  

/ aɪˈsiːnaɪ /

plural noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• Icenic adjective

Example Sentences

The ring's distinctive abstract design is linked to the Iceni tribe, which ruled a large part of East Anglia before the Roman invasion.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2022

The remains have been transported to a warehouse outside Greater London, where they will be studied, cataloged and eventually reburied, said Stephen McLeod, senior archaeologist at Iceni Projects, the company hired to handle the exhumations.

From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2021

Read was searching for the remains of Boudica, a Celtic queen of the Iceni people, who led an uprising against the Romans around 60 A.D.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 3, 2019

After Queen Boudicca and her Iceni tribesmen burned Londinium to the ground in about A.D.

From Washington Post • Jun. 9, 2016

And it is hard to believe that he would not mention a clan so important and so near the sphere of his campaign as the Iceni.

From Early Britain—Roman Britain by Conybeare, Edward