athens
IPA: ˈæθʌnz
Root Word: Athens
noun
- The capital city of Greece.
- (metonymically) The Greek government.
- Several places in the United States:
- A city, the county seat of Limestone County, Alabama.
- An unincorporated community in Howard County, Arkansas.
- A large unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California.
- A sizable city, the county seat of Clarke County, Georgia, consolidated with Clarke County as Athens-Clarke County.
- A city in Menard County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community and hamlet in Henry Township, Fulton County, Indiana.
- A small unincorporated village outside of Lexington, Kentucky.
- A village in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.
- A town in Somerset County, Maine.
- A village in Calhoun County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi.
- A ghost town in Clark County, Missouri.
- A former mining settlement and ghost town in Nye County, Nevada.
- A town and village in Greene County, New York.
- A city, the county seat of Athens County, Ohio.
- A borough of Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
- A city, the county seat of McMinn County, Tennessee.
- A city, the county seat of Henderson County, Texas.
- A town in Windham County, Vermont.
- A town in Mercer County, West Virginia.
- A village in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
- A township in Ontario, Canada.
- A surname from Greek.
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Examples of "athens" in Sentences
- Porter was the coach of the Athens team.
- Athens was also the capital of eloquence.
- He studied philology in the University of Athens.
- Compare with the stylish templates of Athens or Mumbai.
- It takes place at the house of the tragedian Agathon in Athens.
- He is the Chairman of the Academy of Athens and a noted theologian.
- Athens and Spapta obtained the culture of the Orient at the same time.
- The party takes place at the house of the tragedian Agathon in Athens.
- He graduated the pharmaceutical faculty of the Athens University in 1995.
- From 1899 to 1904, Tribble was the solicitor of the City Court of Athens.