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NIC

American  
[nik] / nɪk /

noun

  1. a newly industrialized/industrializing country.

    the rise of NICs such as Korea and India.


NIC British  

abbreviation

  1. newly industrialized country

  2. Nicaragua (international car registration)

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“It was an incredibly traumatic time over the four- to five-year run,” said Arick Morton, chief executive of NIC MAP, a data firm that tracks the senior-housing industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

The NIC called for a "greater sense of certainty" around progressing HS2, which earlier this month the government said was being delayed by two years.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2023

Joni Roberts, a nurse who attended NIC, held a sign at the meeting that said “Welcome back Dr. Swayne.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2023

The National Intelligence Council, or NIC, is the intelligence community’s premier analytic hub.

From Washington Post • Nov. 12, 2022

It instilled a spirit of defiance and radicalism among the people, broke the fear of prison, and boosted the popularity and influence of the NIC and TIC.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela