Nike

[ nahy-kee ]

/ ˈnaɪ ki /

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noun

the ancient Greek goddess of victory.

one of a series of antiaircraft or antimissile missiles having two or three rocket stages.

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Origin of Nike

From the Greek word nī́kē victory, conquest

Words nearby Nike

Nijinsky, Vaslav, Nijmegen, -nik, Nikaria, nikau, Nike, Nike Hercules, Nikkei, Nikkei Stock Average, Nikko, Nikko fir

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How to use Nike in a sentence

Joshua Evan Greenberg, managing director at the Los Angeles creative studio Caveat, which has worked on campaigns for Amazon and Nike, points to the importance of a platform that’s become integral to many lives over the past year.
Marketers prepare for hybrid future of in-person and remote collaboration|Jessica Davies|February 17, 2021|Digiday
Earlier this month, the American distance runner Keira D’Amato announced on Instagram that she had signed with Nike.
Why Running’s Fastest Amateur Just Went Pro|Martin Fritz Huber|February 14, 2021|Outside Online
The Nike team actually thought of this design of inspiration from FloJo.
Serena Williams pays tribute to FloJo with a single-legged catsuit|Cindy Boren|February 8, 2021|Washington Post
Nike may have just taken a step toward challenging the lace’s dominance.
Nike’s lace-free sneakers offer a perfect fit you simply step into|Claire Maldarelli|February 2, 2021|Popular-Science

She left her full-time job in sales to intern for the Wizards, picking up a part-time job at Nike to make ends meet.
From ticket sales to the front office: How Amber Nichols became the G League’s second female GM|Ava Wallace|January 30, 2021|Washington Post
His goal: to make the perfect (and absolutely comfortable) high-heel, with the help from Nike CEO Mark Parker.
What, and Who, You'll Be Wearing in 2015|Justin Jones|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Companies like Delta, Apple, and Nike flex their political muscle on behalf of gay rights.
Corporations Are No Longer Silent on LGBT Issues||December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In July, Nike announced it was naming one of its new buildings after her in Shanghai.
Tennis Star Li Na Says Goodbye to the Court…and Puts the Sport’s Rise in Asia in Question|Nicholas McCarvel|September 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You wear a FitBit Flex, Jawbone Up, or Nike Fuel Band on your wrist, and go about your normal day.
Self-Tracking for N00bz|Jamie Todd Rubin|July 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Fitbit, Nike Fuelband, and Misfit Shine are its closest competitors.
How I Finally Got to the Bottom of My Insomnia|Gregory Ferenstein|June 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Dion believed she did this because of their conversation near the Temple of Nike.
In the Wilderness|Robert Hichens
You know the stooping Victory in the frieze of the Nike Apteros?
The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton, Part 2 (of 10)|Edith Wharton
The statue of Nike was not the only tribute to the victory of Demetrius.
Greek Sculpture|Estelle M. Hurll
The design on the obverse of these coins represented the statue of Nike.
Greek Sculpture|Estelle M. Hurll
The only reason given by Prof. Drpfeld for the colonnade is that access might be had to the Nike temple.
Problems in Periclean Buildings|G. W. Elderkin

British Dictionary definitions for Nike

Nike

/ (ˈnaɪkiː) /

noun

Greek myth the winged goddess of victoryRoman counterpart: Victoria

Word Origin for Nike

from Greek: victory

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