Nika may refer to:
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Nika (given name)
Nika is a female or male given name having multiple origins in different languages and countries. In Slavs, Slavic countries the name comes from the Ancient Greece, Ancient Greek goddess of victory "Nike (mythology), Nike"Petrovsky, p. 38 (som ...
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Nika (surname) Nika is a surname. Notable people with this name include the following:
* Ansi Nika (born 1990), Albanian footballer
* Çiprian Nika (1900–1948), Albanian Catholic priest, Franciscan, teacher, and publicist
* Iltjan Nika (born 1995), Albanian ...
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Nika King
Shenika Williams, known professionally as Nika King, is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for her role as Leslie Bennett on the HBO television series ''Euphoria'' (2019–present). After starting her acting career in 2002, King ...
, stage name of 21st century American actress and comedian Shenika Williams
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Rakitina Nika, pen name of science fiction and fantasy writer Ludmila Bogdanova (born 1963)
* Nika, the "Sun God" in the manga and anime ''One Piece'' linked the main protagonist,
Monkey D. Luffy
, also known as is a fictional character and the protagonist in the Japanese manga series '' One Piece'' created by Eiichiro Oda. Luffy made his debut as a young boy who acquires the properties of rubber after accidentally eating one of the ...
Places
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Nika District, Paktika Province, Afghanistan
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Neka
Neka () is a city in the Central District of Neka County, Mazandaran province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
History
Not much is known about this area in geographical or historical accounts of the past, until ...
, also known as Nīkā, a city in Mazandaran Province, Iran
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Nike (mythology)
In Greek mythology and ancient religion, Nike () is the personification of the abstract concept of victory. She was the goddess of victory in battle, as well as in other kinds of contests. According to Hesiod's'' Theogony'', she is the daughter ...
, or Nika, the goddess of victory
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Nika Award
The Nika Award (sometimes styled NIKA Award) is the main annual national film award in Russia, presented by the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Science, and seen as the national equivalent of the Oscars.
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''Nika'' (film), a 2022 Russian biographical drama
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NIKA Racing
NIKA racing (short for Nicklas Karlsson Racing) is a Swedish racing team, founded by former racing driver Nicklas Karlsson along with Eric Lindgren which currently competes in the World Touring Car Championship. Before that they competed in the Sca ...
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AS Nika
Association Sportive Nika, more commonly known as AS Nika, is a DR Congo, Congolese Association football, football club based in Kisangani, Tshopo province and currently playing in the Linafoot Ligue 2, the second level of the Democratic Republi ...
, a football club in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo
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List of storms named Nika
The name Nika has been used for two tropical cyclones in the Philippine Area of Responsibility in the West Pacific Ocean. ''Nika'' replaced '' Nina'' on the naming lists after the latter's retirement
Retirement is the withdrawal from one's pos ...
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Nika riots
The Nika riots (), Nika revolt or Nika sedition took place against Byzantine emperor Justinian I in Constantinople over the course of a week in 532 AD. They are often regarded as the most violent riots in the city's history, with nearly half of ...
, riots that took place over the course of a week in Constantinople in 532
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John Rangihau
John Te Rangianiwaniwa Rangihau (5 September 1919 – 14 October 1987) was a New Zealand academic and Māori leader of the Ngāi Tūhoe iwi. He was also called Te Nika and Te Rangihau.
Rangihau was born at Kuha near Waikaremoana. He received h ...
(1919–1987), New Zealand academic and Māori leader also known as Te Nika
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Nikka (disambiguation)
Nikka may refer to:
Organizations
* Nikka Whisky Distilling, a Japanese whisky bottling company
People
*Nikka Costa (born 1972), American singer
*Nikka Edvardine Katajainen, a fictional character from ''Strike Witches''
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Nikas (disambiguation)
Nikas may refer to:
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Surname
*Ilias Nikas (born 1964), Greek judoka
*Panny Nikas (born 1988), Australian footballer
Given name
*Nikas Safronov (born 1956), Soviet and Russian artist
*Nikas Ghimire (born 2006), Tech enthusiast from Ne ...
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Nike (disambiguation)
Nike often refers to:
* Nike, Inc., a major American producer of athletic shoes, apparel, and sports equipment
* Nike (mythology), a Greek goddess who personifies victory
Nike may also refer to:
People
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