Athens — English Dictionary

Proper noun

1. The capital city of Greece.

   Synonyms

   Athina

   Examples

   [T]he law codes drafted in Athens in the late seventh and early sixth centuries were the work of individuals, Drakon and then Solon.

2. The Greek government.

   Usage

   • metonymically

3. Several places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Limestone County, Alabama.

4. Several places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Howard County, Arkansas.

5. Several places in the United States: A large unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California.

6. Several places in the United States: A sizable city, the county seat of Clarke County, Georgia, consolidated with Clarke County as Athens-Clarke County.

7. Several places in the United States: A city in Menard County, Illinois.

8. Several places in the United States: An unincorporated community and hamlet in Henry Township, Fulton County, Indiana.

9. Several places in the United States: A small unincorporated village outside of Lexington, Kentucky.

10. Several places in the United States: A village in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.

11. Several places in the United States: A town in Somerset County, Maine.

12. Several places in the United States: A village in Calhoun County, Michigan.

13. Several places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi.

14. Several places in the United States: A ghost town in Clark County, Missouri.

15. Several places in the United States: A former mining settlement and ghost town in Nye County, Nevada.

16. Several places in the United States: A town and village in Greene County, New York.

17. Several places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Athens County, Ohio.

18. Several places in the United States: A borough of Bradford County, Pennsylvania.

19. Several places in the United States: A city, the county seat of McMinn County, Tennessee.

20. Several places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Henderson County, Texas.

21. Several places in the United States: A town in Windham County, Vermont.

22. Several places in the United States: A town in Mercer County, West Virginia.

23. Several places in the United States: A village in Marathon County, Wisconsin.

24. A township in Ontario, Canada.

Proper noun

1. A surname from Greek.