Nicaea.
Former name of Iznik: a town in Bursa Province, Turkey, famed for the 325 CE church council that composed the Nicene Creed.
Meaning & usage
Former name of Iznik: a town in Bursa Province, Turkey, famed for the 325 CE church council that composed the Nicene Creed.
Former name of Nice: a city in Alpes-Maritimes department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
Where this word comes from
From Latin Nīcaea, from Ancient Greek Νίκαια (Níkaia), from νίκη (níkē, “victory”) + -ια (-ia, “-ia”, suffix forming feminine names). The city in Turkey was named for Nicaea wife of Lysimachus. The city in France was named in honour of a victory by Greek colonists over the neighbouring Ligurians. Doublet of Iznik and Nice.
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