Nicene
[nahy-seen, nahy-seen]
adjective
of or relating to Nicaea.
Also Nicaean.
Origin of Nicene
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin Nīcēnus, variant of Nīcaenus < Greek Nīkaîos (Nī́kai(a) Nicaea + -os adj. suffix), with -n- from Latin adj. suffix -ānus -an
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Nicene
Nicaean (naɪˈsiːən)
adjective
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