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Definition of Icenian in English:

Icenian

Pronunciation /ʌɪˈsiːnɪən/

noun

(also Icenaean)

  • 1A member of the Iceni.

  • 2Geology
    rare The Icenian stage; the strata collectively dating from this time.

adjective

(also Icenaean)

  • 1Of or relating to the Iceni; belonging to the Iceni.

  • 2Geology
    Designating a stage of the early Pleistocene series (originally regarded as late Pliocene), exemplified by deposits of sand, clay, etc., in East Anglia; of or relating to this stage.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Richard Grenewey (fl. 1598), translator. From the name of the Iceni + -ian.