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Nike

[ nahy-kee ]

noun

  1. the ancient Greek goddess of victory.
  2. one of a series of antiaircraft or antimissile missiles having two or three rocket stages.


Nike

/ ˈnaɪkiː /

noun

  1. Greek myth the winged goddess of victory Roman counterpartVictoria


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Nike1

From the Greek word nī́kē victory, conquest

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Nike1

from Greek: victory

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Example Sentences

Joshua Evan Greenberg, managing director at the Los Angeles creative studio Caveat, which has worked on campaigns for Amazon and Nike, points to the importance of a platform that’s become integral to many lives over the past year.

From Digiday

Earlier this month, the American distance runner Keira D’Amato announced on Instagram that she had signed with Nike.

The Nike team actually thought of this design of inspiration from FloJo.

Nike may have just taken a step toward challenging the lace’s dominance.

She left her full-time job in sales to intern for the Wizards, picking up a part-time job at Nike to make ends meet.

His goal: to make the perfect (and absolutely comfortable) high-heel, with the help from Nike CEO Mark Parker.

Companies like Delta, Apple, and Nike flex their political muscle on behalf of gay rights.

In July, Nike announced it was naming one of its new buildings after her in Shanghai.

You wear a FitBit Flex, Jawbone Up, or Nike Fuel Band on your wrist, and go about your normal day.

The Fitbit, Nike Fuelband, and Misfit Shine are its closest competitors.

Dion believed she did this because of their conversation near the Temple of Nike.

You know the stooping Victory in the frieze of the Nike Apteros?

The statue of Nike was not the only tribute to the victory of Demetrius.

The design on the obverse of these coins represented the statue of Nike.

The only reason given by Prof. Drpfeld for the colonnade is that access might be had to the Nike temple.

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