Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to Athens, Greece, or its people.
- noun A citizen of Athens, Greece.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to Athens, anciently the metropolis of Attica in Greece, and now the capital of the kingdom of Greece.
- noun A native or citizen of Athens.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to Athens, the metropolis of Greece.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun An inhabitant, resident, or citizen of
Athens ,Greece - adjective Of or pertaining to Athens, Greece
- adjective Of or pertaining to the
Greek goddess Athena
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Athens or its inhabitants
- noun a resident of Athens
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Examples
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Two millennia earlier, Aspasia, a female philosopher and courtesan, and a central figure in Athenian life, plied her wits, allure, and influence with equal determination, standing with Perikles at the center of vehement opposition to his vision of building the most exquisite monuments the world had ever seen.
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The Egestaeans are referring to the Athenian operations in Sicily in 427-26 which Thucydides describes in 3.86, 3.88, 3.90, 3.99, 3.103, and 3.115-16.
THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES Robert B. Strassler 2003
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The Egestaeans are referring to the Athenian operations in Sicily in 427-26 which Thucydides describes in 3.86, 3.88, 3.90, 3.99, 3.103, and 3.115-16.
THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES Robert B. Strassler 2003
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We are prone to forget that, had every slave been given equal voice and vote in Athenian affairs, the culture of the Athenians would have presented quite another and unremarkable spectacle.
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We are prone to forget that, had every slave been given equal voice and vote in Athenian affairs, the culture of the Athenians would have presented quite another and unremarkable spectacle.
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You need to go to a place called the Athenian Room on Webster.
Tina Fey's Praise Brings Chicago Restaurant New Crop Of Customers Jen Sabella 2010
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You need to go to a place called the Athenian Room on Webster.
Tina Fey's Praise Brings Chicago Restaurant New Crop Of Customers Jen Sabella 2010
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You need to go to a place called the Athenian Room on Webster.
Tina Fey's Praise Brings Chicago Restaurant New Crop Of Customers Jen Sabella 2010
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You need to go to a place called the Athenian Room on Webster.
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You need to go to a place called the Athenian Room on Webster.
Tina Fey's Praise Brings Chicago Restaurant New Crop Of Customers The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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