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Webster 1913 Edition


Athenian

A-the′ni-an

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
Athénien
.]
Of or pertaining to
Athens
, the metropolis of Greece.
Noun.
A native or citizen of
Athens
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Athenian

ATHE'NIAN

,
Adj.
[from Athens.] Pertaining to Athens, the metropolis of Attica in Greece.

ATHE'NIAN

,
Noun.
A native or inhabitant of Athens.

Definition 2024


Athenian

Athenian

English

Noun

Athenian (plural Athenians)

  1. An inhabitant, resident, or citizen of Athens, Greece.
    • 1872, William Lucas Collins, Aristophanes, Chapter V, page 101.
      Here the satire is directed against the passion of the Athenians for the excitement of the law-courts []

Translations

Adjective

Athenian (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to Athens, Greece.
  2. Of or pertaining to the Greek goddess Athena.

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