Nicaea

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/naɪˈsiːə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(nī sē′ə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Ni•cae•a  (nī sē′ə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Religion, Place Namesan ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated herea.d.325.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Nicaea / naɪˈsiːə/
  1. an ancient city in NW Asia Minor, in Bithynia: site of the first council of Nicaea (325 ad), which composed the Nicene Creed
    Modern Turkish name: Iznik
'Nicaea' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Arianism - Iznik - Nicene - Nicene Council - Theodore I

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