Nicaea

[ nahy-see-uh ]

noun
  1. an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.

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British Dictionary definitions for Nicaea

Nicaea

/ (naɪˈsiːə) /


noun
  1. an ancient city in NW Asia Minor, in Bithynia: site of the first council of Nicaea (325 ad), which composed the Nicene Creed: Modern Turkish name: Iznik

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