Attica
pronunciation
How to pronounce Attica in British English:
UK [ˈætikə]
How to pronounce Attica in American English:
US [ˈætɪkə]
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- Noun:
- the territory of Athens in ancient Greece
Word Origin
- Attica
- traditionally explained as from Greek Attikos (Latin Atticus) "of Athens" (see Athens); but perhaps ultimately from Greek akte "shore, maritime place," also "raised place."
Example
- 1. It has been three weeks since the ellisian army invaded next-door attica .
- 2. Holiday inn athens attica avenue hotel .
- 3. It has been three weeks since the ellisian army invaded next-door attica . The united states , attica 's ally , quickly deployed troops to help re-establish the international border , and had advanced more than 50 miles by may 16th .
- 4. The united states , attica 's ally , quickly deployed troops to help re-establish the international border , and had advanced more than 50 miles by may 16th .
- 5. All over attica , and especially in athens itself , the members of the different gentes and phratries became still more indiscriminately mixed with every generation , although even now an athenian was only allowed to sell land outside his gens , not the house in which he lived .