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Athenians

/əˈθiː.ni.ənz/

Athenians is the plural of Athenian.

Meaning of Athenian

Noun

Athenian (plural Athenians)

  1. An inhabitant, resident, or citizen of Athens, Greece.
    • Euen plaine Cittizens, hauing well deſerued of the Common-weale, were therefore among the Athenians ennobled.1610, [Robert Glover], translated by Tho[mas] Milles et al., “Of the First Greeke Nobility”, in The Catalogue of Honor or Tresury of True Nobility, Peculiar and Proper to the Isle of Great Britaine...

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Questions about Athenians

What is Athenians the plural of?
Athenians is the plural of Athenian.
How do you pronounce Athenians?
Athenians is pronounced /əˈθiː.ni.ənz/.

Words near Athenians in the dictionary

  1. atheneum
  2. atheneums
  3. Athenian
  4. Athenianism
  5. Athenianness
  6. Athenians
  7. Athenic
  8. athenium
  9. Athenry
  10. Athens
  11. Athens County

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