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athenian
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun athenian has 1 sense
- athenian(n = noun.person) Array - a resident of Athens; Array is a member of athens, athinai, capital of greece, greek capital
is a kind of greek, hellene
has particulars: alcibiades, demosthenes, draco, socrates
Derived form adjective athenian1
Adjective athenian has 1 sense
- athenian(a = adj.pert) Array - of or relating to or characteristic of Athens or its inhabitants; Array Derived forms noun athenian1, noun athens1, noun athens3, noun athens2
CIDE DICTIONARY
athenian, a. [Cf. F. Athénien.].
Of or pertaining to Athens, the metropolis of Greece. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
athenian, n. & adj.
--n. a native or inhabitant of ancient or modern Athens.
--adj. of or relating to Athens.
--n. a native or inhabitant of ancient or modern Athens.
--adj. of or relating to Athens.
Etymology
L Atheniensis f. Athenae f. Gk Athenai Athens, principal city of Greece
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