noun
1. the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess) (Freq. 1)
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in the 5th century BC ancient Athens was the world's most powerful and civilized city
• Syn: ↑Athinai, ↑capital of Greece, ↑Greek capital
• Derivationally related forms: ↑Athenian
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑national capital
• Part Holonyms: ↑Greece, ↑Hellenic Republic, ↑Ellas
• Part Meronyms: ↑Parthenon, ↑Areopagus, ↑Dipylon gate, ↑Dipylon
2. a town in southeast Ohio
• Derivationally related forms: ↑Athenian
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑town
• Part Holonyms: ↑Ohio, ↑Buckeye State, ↑OH
3. a university town in northeast Georgia
• Derivationally related forms: ↑Athenian
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑town
• Part Holonyms: ↑Georgia, ↑Empire State of the South, ↑Peach State, ↑GA
Useful english dictionary. 2012.