Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA town in Turkey.
Similar
Nicaea for historical names
Origin
- Ancient Greekνῑ́κη“victory”
- Medieval GreekΝῑ́καια
- Turkishİznik
- Ottoman Turkishازنیق
- EnglishIznik
From Ottoman Turkish ازنیق (İznik) and Turkish İznik, from Medieval Greek Νῑ́καια (Nī́kaia), named for Nicaea wife of Lysimachus, from Ancient Greek νῑ́κη (nī́kē, “victory”) + -ῐᾰ (-ĭă, “-ia: forming feminine names”). Doublet of Nice and Nicaea.
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Latin Nicaea
- NicaeaTurkish town — see also Nicaea
Turkish İznik
- İznikTurkish town — see also Nicaea
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Iznik. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Iznik
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“Iznik.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Iznik. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Iznik,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Iznik.
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