Athens en · PROPN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English Athens, from Old French Athenes, Atenes, from Latin Athēnae pl (acc. Athēnās), from Ancient Greek Ἀθῆναι pl (Athênai), the plural form of Ἀθήνη (Athḗnē, “Athena”) (q.v.), the goddess. More at Athena. Doublet of Athina.
Meanings
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The capital city of Greece.
[T]he law codes drafted in Athens in the late seventh and early sixth centuries were the work of individuals, Drakon and then Solon.
1976, L[ilian] H[amilton] Jeffery, “Kylon and Drakon”, in Archaic Greece: The City-States, c. 700-500 b.c., New York, N.Y.: St. Martin’s Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, section II (Central and Northern Greece), subsection 7 (Athens and Attica), page 86:
- (metonymically) The Greek government.
- Several places in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Limestone County, Alabama.
- Several places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Howard County, Arkansas.
- Several places in the United States: ▸ A large unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California.
- Several places in the United States: ▸ A sizable city, the county seat of Clarke County, Georgia, consolidated with Clarke County as Athens-Clarke County.
- Several places in the United States: ▸ A city in Menard County, Illinois.
- Several places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community and hamlet in Henry Township, Fulton County, Indiana.
- Several places in the United States: ▸ A small unincorporated village outside of Lexington, Kentucky.
- Several places in the United States: ▸ A village in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.
- Several places in the United States: ▸ A town in Somerset County, Maine.
- Several places in the United States: ▸ A village in Calhoun County, Michigan.
- Several places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi.
- Several places in the United States: ▸ A ghost town in Clark County, Missouri.
- Several places in the United States: ▸ A former mining settlement and ghost town in Nye County, Nevada.
- Several places in the United States: ▸ A town and village in Greene County, New York.
- Several places in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Athens County, Ohio.
- Several places in the United States: ▸ A borough of Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
- Several places in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of McMinn County, Tennessee.
- Several places in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Henderson County, Texas.
- Several places in the United States: ▸ A town in Windham County, Vermont.
- Several places in the United States: ▸ A town in Mercer County, West Virginia.
- Several places in the United States: ▸ A village in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
- A township in Ontario, Canada.
Deriveds
Athens County · Athens of the North
Synonyms
Translations (132)
ga An Aithin (capital city of Greece) · chr ᎡᏗᏂᏱ (capital city of Greece) · shn ဢႃႇထိၼ်ႇ (capital city of Greece) · as এথেঞ্চ (capital city of Greece) · ru Афи́ны (capital city of Greece) · crh Atina (capital city of Greece) · sh Aténa (capital city of Greece) · vls Athene (capital city of Greece) · gl Atenas (capital city of Greece) · oc Atenas (capital city of Greece) · nb Athen (capital city of Greece) · ar أَثِينَا (capital city of Greece) · arz اتينا (capital city of Greece) · enm Atenys (capital city of Greece) · pdt Ateen (capital city of Greece) · yue 雅典 (capital city of Greece) · yi אַטען (capital city of Greece) · es Atenas (capital city of Greece) · nod ᩋᩮᨵᩮᨶ᩠ᩈ᩺ (capital city of Greece) · sw Athene (capital city of Greece) · bn অ্যাথেন্স (capital city of Greece) · tg Афина (capital city of Greece) · kmr Atîna (capital city of Greece) · kk Афина (capital city of Greece) · th เอเธนส์ (capital city of Greece) · cop Ⲁⲑⲏⲛⲁⲥ (capital city of Greece) · tk Atina (capital city of Greece) · nan-hbl 雅典 (capital city of Greece) · ga Cathair na hAithne (capital city of Greece) · grc Ἀθῆναι (capital city of Greece) · ro Atena (capital city of Greece) · hy Աթենք (capital city of Greece) · ga An Ataen (capital city of Greece) · cu Аѳинꙑ (capital city of Greece) · uk Ате́ни (capital city of Greece) · lt Atė́nai (capital city of Greece) · fa آتن (capital city of Greece) · eu Atenas (capital city of Greece) · ps آتن (capital city of Greece) · mr एथंस (capital city of Greece) · aii ܐܵܬܹܢܘܿܣ (capital city of Greece) · tt Афиннар (capital city of Greece) · af Athene (capital city of Greece) · he אָתוּנָה (capital city of Greece) · cop Ⲁⲑⲏⲛⲁⲓ (capital city of Greece) · ota آتینا (capital city of Greece) · eo Ateno (capital city of Greece) · de Athen (capital city of Greece) · scn Atini (capital city of Greece) · tl Atenas (capital city of Greece) · my အေသင် (capital city of Greece) · uz Afina (capital city of Greece) · lo ອາແຕນ (capital city of Greece) · km អាថែនស៍ (capital city of Greece) · sl Aténe (capital city of Greece) · fr Athènes (capital city of Greece) · cv Афин (capital city of Greece) · arz اثينا (capital city of Greece) · id Athena (capital city of Greece) · scn Ateni (capital city of Greece) · sh Atína (capital city of Greece) · acw أثينا (capital city of Greece) · af Atene (capital city of Greece) · io Athina (capital city of Greece) · et Ateena (capital city of Greece) · be Атэ́ны (capital city of Greece) · vi Á Thiên (capital city of Greece) · ms Athens (capital city of Greece) · cy Athen (capital city of Greece) · hi एथेंस (capital city of Greece) · ky Афины (capital city of Greece) · pcd Atènes (capital city of Greece) · se Atena (capital city of Greece) · zza Atêna (capital city of Greece) · be Афі́ны (capital city of Greece) · fi Ateena (capital city of Greece) · rup Athina (capital city of Greece) · ak Atɛns (capital city of Greece) · mk Атина (capital city of Greece) · lo ອາແຖນ (capital city of Greece) · gur Atena (capital city of Greece) · bg Ати́на (capital city of Greece) · vi A-ten (capital city of Greece) · zu e-Athene (capital city of Greece) · nn Aten (capital city of Greece) · ka ათენი (capital city of Greece) · vi Nhã Điển (capital city of Greece) · nn Athen (capital city of Greece) · nl Athene (capital city of Greece) · ja アテネ (capital city of Greece) · ca Atenes (capital city of Greece) · tr Atina (capital city of Greece) · sv Athen (capital city of Greece) · ps اتن (capital city of Greece) · la Athenae (capital city of Greece) · my အေသင်မြို့ (capital city of Greece) · cs Atény (capital city of Greece) · sh Ати́на (capital city of Greece) · ast Atenes (capital city of Greece) · ia Athenas (capital city of Greece) · pt Atenas (capital city of Greece) · el Αθήνα (capital city of Greece) · mn Афин (capital city of Greece) · lo ເອເທນ (capital city of Greece) · pcd Atène (capital city of Greece) · ko 아테네 (capital city of Greece) · nb Aten (capital city of Greece) · sh Ате́на (capital city of Greece) · cs Athény (capital city of Greece) · cmn 雅典 (capital city of Greece) · haw ʻAkenai (capital city of Greece) · ur ایتھنز (capital city of Greece) · bo ཨ་ཐེན (capital city of Greece) · co Atene (capital city of Greece) · sah Атина (capital city of Greece) · co Ateni (capital city of Greece) · lv Atēnas (capital city of Greece) · az Afina (capital city of Greece) · sq Athina (capital city of Greece) · sv Aten (capital city of Greece) · tt Афина (capital city of Greece) · fro Athenes (capital city of Greece) · eo Atenoj (capital city of Greece) · da Athen (capital city of Greece) · hu Athén (capital city of Greece) · is Aþena (capital city of Greece) · pl Ateny (capital city of Greece) · sk Atény (capital city of Greece) · mt Ateni (capital city of Greece) · it Atene (capital city of Greece) · sq Athinë (capital city of Greece) · uk Афі́ни (capital city of Greece)