'The Nine' definitions:

Definition of 'The Nine'

From: GCIDE
  • Nine \Nine\, n.
  • 1. The number greater than eight by a unit; nine units or objects. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A symbol representing nine units, as 9 or ix. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A group of nine people; as, the New York nine (a baseball team). [PJC]
  • The Nine, the nine Muses. [1913 Webster]