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athens

Ath·ens
A a

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ath-inz]
    • /ˈæθ ɪnz/
    • /ˈæθɪnz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ath-inz]
    • /ˈæθ ɪnz/

Definitions of athens word

  • noun athens the capital of Greece, in the southeast near the Saronic Gulf: became capital after independence in 1834; ancient city-state, most powerful in the 5th century bc; contains the hill citadel of the Acropolis. Pop: 3 238 000 (2005 est) 3
  • noun athens capital of Greece, in the SE part: pop. 772,000: became established as the center of Greek culture in the 5th cent. b.c., when it was the capital of ancient Attica 3
  • noun athens Ancient Greek Hellas. Modern Greek Ellas. a republic in S Europe at the S end of the Balkan Peninsula. 50,147 sq. mi. (129,880 sq. km). Capital: Athens. 1
  • noun athens a city in W New York. 1
  • noun athens capital city of Greece 1
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Parts of speech for Athens

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athens popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • athenian

    a native or inhabitant of Athens

  • atticism

    the idiom or character of the Attic dialect of Ancient Greek, esp in the Hellenistic period

  • elgin marbles

    a group of 5th-century bc Greek sculptures originally decorating the Parthenon in Athens, brought to England by Thomas Bruce, seventh Earl of Elgin (1766–1841), and now at the British Museum

  • lyceum

    an institution for popular education providing discussions, lectures, concerts, etc.

  • peloponnesian war

    a war between Athens and Sparta, 431–404 b.c., that resulted in the transfer of hegemony in Greece from Athens to Sparta.

  • pnyx

    a hill in Athens, Greece, near the Acropolis: the place of assembly in ancient Athens.
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