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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Athens + -ian.
Pronunciation
Noun
Athenian (plural Athenians)
- An inhabitant, resident, or citizen of Athens, Greece.
1872, William Lucas Collins, chapter V, in Aristophanes, page 101:Here the satire is directed against the passion of the Athenians for the excitement of the law-courts […]
Translations
an inhabitant, resident, or citizen of Athens, Greece
- Catalan: atenès (ca) m, atenesa (ca) f, atenenc (ca) m, atenenca (ca) f
- Coptic: ⲁⲑⲏⲛⲁⲓⲟⲥ (athēnaios)
- Czech: Atéňan m, Atéňanka f
- Danish: athener c, athenienser c
- Dutch: Athener (nl) m, Atheense (nl) f
- Esperanto: atenano
- French: Athénien (fr) m, Athénienne (fr) f
- Galician: ateniense (gl) m or f
- German: Athener (de) m, Athenerin (de) f
- Greek: Αθηναίος (el) m (Athinaíos), Αθηναία (el) f (Athinaía), πρωτευουσιάνος (el) m (protevousiános), πρωτευουσιάνα (el) f (protevousiána)
- Ancient: Ἀθηναῖος m (Athēnaîos)
- Hungarian: athéni (hu)
- Ido: Athinano (io)
- Irish: Aithneach m
- Italian: ateniese (it)
- Norwegian:
- Nynorsk: atenar m
- Polish: ateńczyk (pl) m, atenka (pl) f
- Portuguese: ateniense (pt)
- Russian: афиня́нин (ru) m (afinjánin), афиня́нка (ru) f (afinjánka)
- Spanish: ateniense (es) m or f
- Turkish: Atinalı (tr)
- Ukrainian: афі́нянин m (afínjanyn), афі́нянка f (afínjanka)
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Adjective
Athenian (not comparable)
- Of or related to Athens, particularly (historical) ancient Athens, its empire, and its people.
- (Greek mythology) Of or related to Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, technology, and skillful warfare.
Synonyms
- (Of or related to Athens): Attic
Translations
of or pertaining to Athens, Greece