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NIC

American  
[nik] / nɪk /

noun

  1. a newly industrialized/industrializing country.

    the rise of NICs such as Korea and India.


NIC British  

abbreviation

  1. newly industrialized country

  2. Nicaragua (international car registration)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“Combined with the re-start at Hengjaya, NIC delivered its best quarter of earnings since December 2023,” says Coates.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

“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 • Nov. 7, 2025

The NIC said it left "a major gap in the UK's rail strategy" and called for a "comprehensive, long-term and fully costed plan" to address capacity and connectivity issues in the North and Midlands.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2023

Joni Roberts, a nurse who attended NIC, held a sign at the meeting that said “Welcome back Dr. Swayne.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2023

It instilled a spirit of defiance and radicalism among the people, broke the fear of prison, and boosted the popularity and influence of the NIC and TIC.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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