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IPA transcription: [æ'θiniən]

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Noun

  • a resident of Athens

Adjective

  • of or relating to or characteristic of Athens or its inhabitants

Usage examples

  • Plato was an Athenian of the generation after Socrates.
  • The battles represent Greek and Athenian dominance through military power and historical events.
  • This in turn meant that the Athenians must prepare to abandon Athens.
  • The Spartans assaulted the Athenian fortifications on Pylos from both land and sea.
  • The right of citizenship was offered him by the Athenians, but he refused it.
  • After the battle of Marathon, Athenians created a statue in honour of Callimachus.
  • According to Plutarch, Cynegeirus was one of the Athenian Generals.
  • His name however derives from Cleon, an Athenian politician of the Peloponnesian War.
  • The Athenians, meanwhile, were unable to press the advantage they had gained.
  • After three seasons in the Spartan League the club joined the Athenian League.