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Nike

  • /ˈnaɪkiː/

Rhymes with -aɪki

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek Νίκη (Níkē), from νίκη (níkē, “victory”).

proper noun

  1. Greek The goddess of victory and triumph; Athena's companion.
  2. 307 Nike, a main belt asteroid.

noun Nikes

  1. plural normally An athletic shoe or other piece of athletic gear produced or licensed by athletic brand Nike. One day Billy Madlock wore two different spikes, a Nike on his left foot for something like fifteen thousand dollars and an Adidas on his right foot for ten thousand.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: zeus, hercules, ajax, naik, nikkei, cajun, athene, victoria, athena, tritonia, parthenos, victory, panathenaea, themis, pallas, anthea

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name Greek goddess of victory

EspañolNiké, Nice
한국어니케 Nike
日本語ニーケー Nīkē
中文尼刻 Níkè
हिन्दीनाइकी nāikī
PortuguêsNice
FrançaisNiké
DeutschNike
ItalianoNike
ΕλληνικάΝίκη Níki
РусскийНи́ка Níka, Нике Nike
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@misc{nike_2026,
  title = {Nike},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nike},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}