Nike
/ˈnaɪkiː/ name, noun
name, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An athletic shoe or other piece of athletic gear produced or licensed by athletic brand Nike. plural-normally
"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."
Proper Noun
- 1 The goddess of victory and triumph; Athena's companion. Greek
- 2 307 Nike, a main belt asteroid.
Example
More examples"Nike has just released a pair of self-lacing shoes."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Νίκη (Níkē), from νίκη (níkē, “victory”).