Nicaean

alternative Nicæan · alternative Nicean

1. not comparableOf, from or relating to Nicaea (modern-day Iznik, Turkey).

   Synonyms: Nicene

   1. not comparableOf, from or relating to the Empire of Nicaea, a medieval polity centred on the city.

      Synonyms: Nicene

plural Nicaeans · alternative Nicæan · alternative Nicean

1. demonymA native or inhabitant of Nicaea (modern-day Iznik, Turkey) or the Empire of Nicaea.
2. ChristianityA person who supports the Nicene Creed.

   Synonyms: Nicene, Nicenist

3. demonymA native or inhabitant of Nice (anciently Nicaea), France.

   ‘Yet,’ says he, ‘it is a remarkable trait in the Niceans, that they are not a sea-faring people and do not make good sailors; the difference between them and the Genoese, and other inhabitants of Liguria, is very striking in this respect.’

   1808, The Monthly Review, page 465

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   The most westerly points of immediate interest to the Nicæans, are the Jardin d’Acclimatation near the railway bridge at the mouth of the Var, and the adjacent race-course, the former to the north, and the latter to the south of the railway to Marseilles.

   1879, The Riviera, pages 235–236

   Synonyms: Niçois, Nissard