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athens

/ˈæθʌnz/noun2 syllables

Athens means: the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess).

Synonyms for athens3

noun, as in the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess)

Athinai, capital of Greece, Greek capital

What does athens mean?3

noun

1

the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess)“in the 5th century BC ancient Athens was the world's most powerful and civilized city”

2

a town in southeast Ohio

3

a university town in northeast Georgia

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Athens in a sentence

  • Athens enchanted me, at least the city itself.carlosalberto
  • Sparta always leaned toward war, Athens, toward politics.unknown
  • This time tomorrow, we will be having breakfast in Athens.carlosalberto
  • I want to visit the ruins of Athens.CM
  • It took us two hours to get to Athens.enteka
  • She hoped to be able to go to Athens.carlosalberto
  • In that case (Athens) would have got the blame of betraying all.mhenderson5
  • I will take my sister to Athens today.ddnktr

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