noun
the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess)
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in the 5th century BC ancient Athens was the world's most powerful and civilized city
• Syn: ↑Athens, ↑Athinai, ↑Greek capital
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑national capital
• Part Holonyms: ↑Greece, ↑Hellenic Republic, ↑Ellas
• Part Meronyms: ↑Parthenon, ↑Areopagus, ↑Dipylon gate, ↑Dipylon
Useful english dictionary. 2012.