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Audio Help [ath-inz] Pronunciation Key | 1. | Greek, Athenai. a city in and the capital of Greece, in the SE part. 885,136. |
| 2. | Greater, a metropolitan area comprising the city of Athens, Piraeus, and several residential suburbs. 2,530,000. |
| 3. | a city in N Georgia. 42,549. |
| 4. | a city in S Ohio. 19,743. |
| 5. | a town in N Alabama. 14,558. |
| 6. | a town in S Tennessee. 12,080. |
| 7. | a town in E Texas. 10,197. |
| 8. | any city that is compared to Athens, esp. as a cultural center: the Athens of the Midwest. |
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Athens
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
| athens | |
noun | |
| 1. | the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess); "in the 5th century BC ancient Athens was the world's most powerful and civilized city" |
| 2. | a town in southeast Ohio |
| 3. | a university town in northeast Georgia |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
Athens
A leading city of ancient Greece, famous for its learning, culture, and democratic institutions. The political power of Athens was sometimes quite limited, however, especially after its defeat by Sparta in the Peloponnesian War. Pericles was a noted ruler of Athens. (See also under “World Geography.”)
[Chapter:] World History to 1550
| The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
Athens
Capital of Greece in east-central Greece on the plain of Attica, overlooking an arm of the Mediterranean Sea. Named after its patron goddess, Athena, Athens is Greece's largest city and its cultural, administrative, and economic center.
Note: In the fifth century b.c., Athens was one of the world's most powerful and highly civilized cities (see also under “World History to 1550”).
Note: As the cultural center of Greece, ancient Athens was home to influential writers and thinkers such as Aristophanes, Euripides, Socrates, and Plato.
Note: Its principal landmark is the Acropolis, on which stands the remains of the Parthenon and other buildings.
[Chapter:] World Geography
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Athens County, OH (county, FIPS 9) Location: 39.33381 N, 82.04610 W
Population (1990): 59549 (21737 housing units)
Area: 1312.6 sq km (land), 4.6 sq km (water)
Athens, GA (city, FIPS 3432) Location: 33.95530 N, 83.39370 W
Population (1990): 45734 (18499 housing units)
Area: 43.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 30601, 30605, 30606, 30607
Athens, WV (town, FIPS 3292) Location: 37.42281 N, 81.01606 W
Population (1990): 741 (398 housing units)
Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 24712
Athens, TX (city, FIPS 4504) Location: 32.20482 N, 95.85537 W
Population (1990): 10967 (4793 housing units)
Area: 35.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 75751
Athens, TN (city, FIPS 2320) Location: 35.45150 N, 84.60196 W
Population (1990): 12054 (5184 housing units)
Area: 31.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 37303
Athens, PA (borough, FIPS 3392) Location: 41.95038 N, 76.51708 W
Population (1990): 3468 (1515 housing units)
Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 18810
Athens, OH (city, FIPS 2736) Location: 39.32418 N, 82.09605 W
Population (1990): 21265 (6098 housing units)
Area: 17.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 45701
Athens, NY (village, FIPS 2902) Location: 42.26709 N, 73.81290 W
Population (1990): 1708 (752 housing units)
Area: 8.7 sq km (land), 3.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 12015
Athens, MI (village, FIPS 3880) Location: 42.08585 N, 85.23618 W
Population (1990): 990 (383 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 49011
Athens, ME Zip code(s): 04912
Athens, LA (village, FIPS 3320) Location: 32.65113 N, 93.02590 W
Population (1990): 278 (144 housing units)
Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 71003
Athens, AL (city, FIPS 2956) Location: 34.78601 N, 86.95990 W
Population (1990): 16901 (7271 housing units)
Area: 77.6 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 35611
Athens, IL (city, FIPS 2674) Location: 39.96091 N, 89.72485 W
Population (1990): 1404 (581 housing units)
Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Athens, WI (village, FIPS 3550) Location: 45.03363 N, 90.07631 W
Population (1990): 951 (412 housing units)
Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
New Athens, IL (village, FIPS 52116) Location: 38.31895 N, 89.87741 W
Population (1990): 2010 (792 housing units)
Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 62264
New Athens, OH (village, FIPS 54068) Location: 40.18433 N, 80.99538 W
Population (1990): 370 (148 housing units)
Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
West Athens, CA (CDP, FIPS 84116) Location: 33.92335 N, 118.30237 W
Population (1990): 8859 (2643 housing units)
Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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