"Nikes" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnaɪki(ː)z/ Forms: Nike [singular]
Head templates: {{en-noun|p|sg=Nike}} Nikes pl (normally plural, singular Nike)
  1. (colloquial) Sports shoes of the brand Nike. Tags: colloquial, plural, plural-normally Categories (topical): Footwear Related terms: Nike
    Sense id: en-Nikes-en-noun-QUI7iEm- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Nikes meaning in English (1.3kB)

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-17 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-01 using wiktextract (0b52755 and 5cb0836). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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