attila the hun

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Attila the Hun [(at-il-uh, uh-til-uh)]

A king of the Huns in the fifth century. Attila's forces overran many parts of central and eastern Europe. His armies were known for their cruelty and wholesale destruction, and Attila himself was called the “scourge of God.”

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attila the hun

noun
king of the Huns; the most successful barbarian invader of the Roman Empire (406-453) [syn: Attila
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Attila_the_hun is always a great word to know.
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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