Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nicaean

/naɪˈsi.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nicaean
IPA: /naɪˈsi.ən/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, from or relating to Nicaea (modern-day Iznik, Turkey).

adj

Of, from or relating to Nicaea (modern-day Iznik, Turkey).

noun

A native or inhabitant of Nicaea (modern-day Iznik, Turkey) or the Empire of Nicaea.

noun

A person who supports the Nicene Creed.

noun

A native or inhabitant of Nice (anciently Nicaea), France.

Example Sentences

"‘Yet,’ says he, ‘it is a remarkable trait in the Niceans, that they are not a sea-faring people and do not make good sailors; the difference between them and the Genoese, and other inhabitants of Liguria, is very striking in this respect.’"
"The most westerly points of immediate interest to the Nicæans, are the Jardin d’Acclimatation near the railway bridge at the mouth of the Var, and the adjacent race-course, the former to the north, and the latter to the south of the railway to Marseilles."

Etymology

From Nicaea + -an.

Inflected Forms

Nicæan (alternative) Nicean (alternative) Nicaeans (plural)

Synonyms

Nicene Nicenist Niçois Nissard

Rhymes With

aegean andean abelian judean aramean archaean nabataean sabaean mandaean erythraean cumaean damoclean

Questions

How do you pronounce nicaean?: The recorded pronunciation is /naɪˈsi.ən/.
What does nicaean mean?: Of, from or relating to Nicaea (modern-day Iznik, Turkey).
Where does nicaean come from?: From Nicaea + -an.

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