Athenian C2 Topic:People & Society US /əˈθiːniən/ UK /əˈθiːniən/ See IPA manual Freq #31930 Meanings 1 noun a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Athens, especially of ancient Athens In Plato's dialogue, the Athenian leads the discussion about law and education. 2 adj relating to Athens, its people, culture, or ancient city-state Athenian democracy excluded many residents from political citizenship. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a native, citizen, or... inhabitant of Athens 2 adj · relating to athens, its... of Athens Word family Related forms AthensAtticaGreek Etymology From Athens + -ian, after Latin Atheniensis ("of Athens"). Athens continues Ancient Greek Athenai, the plural name of the city associated with the goddess Athena. Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # Athenian **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun, adj **IPA (US):** /əˈθiːniən/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈθiːniən/ **Frequency rank:** 31930 ## Meanings 1. a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Athens, especially of ancient Athens 2. relating to Athens, its people, culture, or ancient city-state ## Examples - In Plato's dialogue, the Athenian leads the discussion about law and education. - Athenian democracy excluded many residents from political citizenship. ## Synonyms - inhabitant of Athens - of Athens ## Related Forms - Athens - Attica - Greek ## Etymology From Athens + -ian, after Latin Atheniensis ("of Athens"). Athens continues Ancient Greek Athenai, the plural name of the city associated with the goddess Athena. ## Topics - People & Society markdown