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Nicaean
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Ni·cae·a  (n-s)
An ancient city of Bithynia in northwest Asia Minor. Dating from the fourth century b.c., it flourished during Roman times. The Nicene Creed was adopted at an ecumenical council convened here by Constantine I in a.d. 325.

Ni·caean adj.

Nicaean [naɪˈsiːən]
adj
(Placename) a variant of Nicene
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Adj.1.Nicaean - of or relating to the ancient city of Nicaea in Asia Minor


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