Definitions
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- adjective Created by, in the style of, or pertaining to any of several people named
Nicholas . - proper noun A female
given name , a feminine form ofNicholas .
Etymologies
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Nicholas + -ine
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Among the ladies of color who have passed through my kitchen in Baltimore during the past twenty years have been Geneva, Nicholine, Leah, Celeste, Evelyn, Olivia, Blanche, Isabelle, Dellott, Irene and Violet.
Chapter 10. Proper Names in America. 2. Given Names Henry Louis 1921
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