NIC, noun

/en aɪ ˈsi/
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Also N.I.C.
Initial letters of Natal Indian Congress, an organization formed in 1894 to work for the political rights and social welfare of people of Indian descent in the former province of Natal. Also attributive. Cf. Congress sense 1.
1952 ‘Nippy’ in Drum Aug. 40They have..forced their accusers in the N.I.C. and the A.N.C. in Natal..to acknowledge that ‘they are now talking sense’.
1974 J. Naidoo in Bhana & Pachai Documentary Hist. of Indian S. Africans (1984) 259Well-meaning friends of the N.I.C. have in private and in public called upon us to participate in these elections.
1985 A. Akhalwaya in Frontline Dec. 26One finds Azapo supporters who accuse the TIC and NIC of being racist, while TIC and NIC supporters accuse Azapo of being racist.
1989 Stanger Mail 6 Oct. 3NIC spokesman..said relations between the Indian community and the majority of black people in South Africa had always been close.
1990 New African 18 June 10Most if not all members of the non-racial NIC..feel it should continue to exist, at least for a while longer.
Initial letters of Natal Indian Congress, an organization formed in 1894 to work for the political rights and social welfare of people of Indian descent in the former province of Natal. Also attributive.
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