NIC

American  

[nik] / nɪk /

noun

1. a newly industrialized/industrializing country.

   the rise of NICs such as Korea and India.

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NIC British  

abbreviation

1. newly industrialized country

2. Nicaragua (international car registration)

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Example Sentences

So this, compounded by original series creator Nic Pizzolatto publicly bashing the new season, calling its references “stupid” and saying, “I certainly did not have any input on this story or anything else. Can’t blame me,” point to an ingrained issue that higher-ups may have felt the need to get in front of.

From Salon

While the “Mommy? Mamacita” conversation, where Huda Mustafa revealed that she was a mom to a confused Nic, was the meme of the summer, it was Huda’s crash-outs — plural — that provided ongoing fodder for our group chat.

From Los Angeles Times

“Every group chat I’m in, everyone wants to know who blew up,” said Nic Carter, founding partner at Castle Island Ventures.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It was an incredibly traumatic time over the four- to five-year run,” said Arick Morton, chief executive of NIC MAP, a data firm that tracks the senior-housing industry.

From The Wall Street Journal

Caoimhe Nic Cú Uladh, from the campaign group An Dream Dearg, said the appointment was a result of "thousands of Gaels taking to the streets over the last decade".

From BBC