"Nicaea" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /naɪˈsiːə/
Etymology: From Latin Nīcaea, from Ancient Greek Νίκαια (Níkaia), for Nicaea wife of Lysimachus, from νίκη (níkē, “victory”) + -ια (-ia, “-ia: forming feminine names”). Doublet of Iznik and Nice. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Nīcaea}} Latin Nīcaea, {{der|en|grc|Νίκαια}} Ancient Greek Νίκαια (Níkaia), {{m|grc|νίκη||victory}} νίκη (níkē, “victory”), {{m|grc|-ια||-ia: forming feminine names}} -ια (-ia, “-ia: forming feminine names”), {{doublet|en|Iznik|Nice}} Doublet of Iznik and Nice Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Nicaea
  1. (historical) Former name of Iznik, a city in Turkey famed for the AD 325 church council that composed the Nicene Creed. Wikipedia link: Lysimachus, Nicaea (city), Nicaea of Macedon Tags: historical Categories (topical): Byzantine Empire Categories (place): Cities in Turkey, Cities in the Roman Empire, Places in Turkey Synonyms: Nikaia, Nicæa [archaic] Synonyms (ancient Iznik): Antiogonia, Ancore, Helicore [historical] Related terms: Nicene, Nicene Creed Translations: Νίκαια (Níkaia) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), Ἀγκόρη (Ankórē) (Ancient Greek), Ἑλικόρη (Helikórē) (Ancient Greek), Ἀντιγονεία (Antigoneía) (Ancient Greek), نِيقِيَّة (nīqiyya) [feminine] (Arabic), Նիկիա (Nikia) (Armenian), ܢܹܩܝܼܵܐ (Neqiya) [feminine] (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic), Nikæa (Danish), Nikea (Farefare), Nikea (Finnish), Nicée (French), Nicäa [feminine] (German), Níkea [feminine] (Icelandic), Nicea [feminine] (Italian), 니케아 (Nikea) (Korean), Nīcaea [feminine] (Latin), Antigonia [feminine] (Latin), Νίκαια (Níkaia) [feminine] (Modern Greek), Նիկիա (Nikia) (Old Armenian), نیقیه (niqiye) (Persian), Niceia [feminine] (Portuguese), Нике́я (Nikéja) [feminine] (Russian)

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