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NICAEAN
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the ancient city of Nicaea in Asia Minor
Synonyms:
Nicaean; Nicene
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Nicaea (an ancient city in Bithynia; founded in the 4th century BC and flourished under the Romans; the Nicene Creed was adopted there in 325)
Derivation:
Nicaea (an ancient city in Bithynia; founded in the 4th century BC and flourished under the Romans; the Nicene Creed was adopted there in 325)