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Nicene

[ nahy-seen, nahy-seen ]
/ naɪˈsin, ˈnaɪ sin /

adjective

of or relating to Nicaea.

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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

OTHER WORDS FROM Nicene

non-Ni·cene, adjective

Words nearby Nicene

nicardipine, niccolite, nice, Nice guys finish last, nice-looking, Nicene, Nicene Council, Nicene Creed, nice nelly, nice-nellyism, Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed
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British Dictionary definitions for Nicene

Nicene

Nicaean (naɪˈsiːən)

/ (ˈnaɪsiːn) /

adjective

of or relating to Nicaea, an ancient city in NW Asia Minor, or its inhabitants
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