English Explanatory Dictionary

Attica

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A periphery where Athens, the capital of Greece, is located.
  2. A peninsula southeast of Athens, Greece.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
  4. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Georgia.
  5. A city in Fountain County, Indiana.
  6. An unincorporated community in Marion County, Iowa.
  7. A town in Harper County, Kansas.
  8. An unincorporated community, census-designated place, and township in Lapeer County, Michigan.
  9. A town in Wyoming County, New York.
  10. A village in Wyoming County and Genesee County, New York.
  11. The Attica Correctional Facility, scene of the Attica Prison riots
  12. A village in Seneca County, Ohio.

Pronunciation

/ˈætɪkə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Attica.wav

Word forms

Attica

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀττική (Attikḗ).

Related words

Attika Attic Central Greece Central Macedonia Crete East Macedonia and Thrace Epirus Ionian Islands North Aegean Peloponnese South Aegean Thessaly West Greece West Macedonia
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