Meanings
adjectiveNiçois (comparative more Niçois, superlative most Niçois)
comparative more Niçois · superlative most Niçois
- Of, from or relating to the city of Nice, the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
proper noun
- The dialect of Occitan spoken in the Nice area.
[La Remembrança Nissarda] runs weekly lessons in the Niçois language and chants niçois (traditional Niçois songs and chants), and cultural workshops on Niçois history, carnival traditions and cuisine nissarde (local cooking).
2007, Nicola Williams, Catherine Le Nevez, Provence & the Côte d'Azur
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- FrenchNiçois
- FrenchNiçois
- EnglishNiçois
Unadapted borrowing from French Niçois.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French niçois, niçois
- niçoisrelating to city of Nice
- niçoisdialect
- niçarddialect
Italian nizzardo
- nizzardorelating to city of Nice
Japanese ニース人
- ニース人 (Nīsu hito)relating to city of Nice
Polish nicejski
- nicejskirelating to city of Nice
Spanish nizardo
- nizardorelating to city of Nice
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APA
Niçois. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ni%C3%A7ois
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“Niçois.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ni%C3%A7ois. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Niçois,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ni%C3%A7ois.
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