Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun plural An ancient Celtic tribe of eastern Britain who under Queen Boudicca fought unsuccessfully against the Romans about AD 60.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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I meant to add: if I thought Boudica, Queen of the Iceni was a Feministly Reimagined Novel I'd have said so in the review.
Boudica, Queen of the Iceni Carla 2006
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The Iceni were a Gallic tribe; the Trinobantes were Gallo-Belgæ.
A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance Jean Jules Jusserand
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She was a princess of . . . let’s see what it says here . . . some tribe called the Iceni, way back in A.D.
Darkness Before Dawn Sharon M. Draper 2001
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She was a princess of . . . let’s see what it says here . . . some tribe called the Iceni, way back in A.D.
Darkness Before Dawn Sharon M. Draper 2001
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Legend has it that way up at King's Cross train station, somewhere under platform No. 9 or 10, lie the remains of the fearless Iceni warlordess Boudica, whom the Romans polished off with about 80,000 of her kinsmen in A.D.
A Guide to (Aargh! Chop!) Merrie England Joe Queenan 2011
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(Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni; pewter miniature designed by Alan Dickinson.)
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(Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni; pewter miniature designed by Alan Dickinson.)
Archive 2009-08-01 2009
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I'd guess the most likely place for Roman ships that got lost on the way to Germany to end up would be somewhere in Trinovantian or Iceni territory - in which case the kindly chief's descendants could be forgiven if they were rather unimpressed with his decision :
Locations: Kinder Scout, Derbyshire Carla 2010
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Gabriele - If I remember correctly, there's a reference to 'Icenimagni' which might imply there were at least two groups amongst the Iceni, hence the need for a qualifier.
Locations: Kinder Scout, Derbyshire Carla 2010
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Come to the Land of the Iceni and prepare for resistance!
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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