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Nike

/ˈnaɪkiː/

Nike proper noun: the goddess of victory and triumph; Athena's companion.

nike: the goddess of victory and triumph; Athena's companion
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Proper noun

Nike

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

Noun

Nike (plural 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.1986, Ron Luciano, David Fisher, The Fall of the Roman Umpire, Bantam Books, published 1987, →ISBN, page 211
    • In fact, a whole cottage industry seems to have developed around the world’s floating debris, so if you should find a Nike on the beach, check the serial number on the insole then contact the nearest oceanographic institute.2003, E&P, page 3

Nike meaning in Hindi and Urdu

Nike in Hindi

Greek goddess of victory
नाइकी nāikī

Nike in Urdu

جیت کی دیوی

Examples of Nike in a sentence

  • “The Nikes give me shin splints and the Asics hurt my knees, so I wear a Nike on my left foot where I have the bad knee and I wear the Asics on my right foot where the shin splints are worse.”2004, Ronald K. Fried, My Father’s Fighter, The Permanent Press, →ISBN:
  • A skinny woman in a hot pink satin bra leaned out the window, holding a Nike in optimum pitching position.2015, Janey Mack, Time’s Up, Kensington Books, →ISBN, page 114:

Forms of Nike

pluralNikes

Origin of Nike

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

Words that rhyme with Nike

Questions about Nike

What does Nike mean?
Nike means the goddess of victory and triumph; Athena's companion.
What is Nike in Hindi?
Nike in Hindi is नाइकी (nāikī). See Nike meaning in Hindi.
How do you use Nike in a sentence?
“The Nikes give me shin splints and the Asics hurt my knees, so I wear a Nike on my left foot where I have the bad knee and I wear the Asics on my right foot where the shin splints are worse.”
What part of speech is Nike?
Nike can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Nike?
Nike is pronounced /ˈnaɪkiː/.

Words near Nike in the dictionary

  1. nikahnamas
  2. nikahs
  3. nikau
  4. nikaus
  5. Nikałajova
  6. Nike
  7. Nikes
  8. nikethamide
  9. Nikhil
  10. Niki
  11. Niki Lauda

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Nike (page history and authors); Nike (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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