An ancient city in Bithynia in Asia Minor, important during Roman and Byzantine times, on the site of modern-day İznik, Turkey, to which it gave its name. Famous as the site of the First Council of Nicaea in 325 AD, which composed the Nicene Creed.
Origin
Via Latin Nīcaea, from Ancient Greek Νίκαια, from νίκη. İznik, and Nice.
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