Iceni

[ ahy-see-nahy ]

/ aɪˈsi naɪ /

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noun (used with a singular or plural verb)

an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Iceni

I·ce·nic

[ahy-see-nik], /aɪˈsi nɪk/, adjective

Words nearby Iceni

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How to use Iceni in a sentence

Before the monks came the place was held by the Iceni—a stout and valiant people, as Tacitus describes them.
East Anglia|J. Ewing Ritchie
For about 600 years after the defeat of the Iceni, no reliable information respecting that people is to be found in any history.
A Comprehensive History of Norwich|A. D. Bayne
A king of the Iceni had devised a considerable part of his substance to the emperor.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. VII. (of 12)|Edmund Burke
A confused clamour of shouts and cries rose from the town, above which sounded the yells of the exulting Iceni.
Beric the Briton|G. A. Henty

Upon the morning of the day fixed for the gathering of the Iceni preparations were begun early at Cardun.
Beric the Briton|G. A. Henty

British Dictionary definitions for Iceni

Iceni

/ (aɪˈsiːnaɪ) /

pl n

an ancient British tribe that rebelled against the Romans in 61 ad under Queen Boudicca

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