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Webster 1913 Edition

Athenian

A-the′ni-an

,

Adj.

[Cf. F.

Athénien

.]

Of or pertaining to

Athens

, the metropolis of Greece.

–

Noun.

A native or citizen of

Athens

.

Webster 1828 Edition

Athenian

ATHE'NIAN

,

Adj.

[from Athens.] Pertaining to Athens, the metropolis of Attica in Greece.

ATHE'NIAN

,

Noun.

A native or inhabitant of Athens.

Definition 2025

Athenian

Athenian

English

Noun

Athenian ‎(plural Athenians)

An inhabitant, resident, or citizen of Athens, Greece.
- 1872, William Lucas Collins, Aristophanes, Chapter V, page 101.
  Here the satire is directed against the passion of the Athenians for the excitement of the law-courts […]

Translations

an inhabitant, resident, or citizen of Athens, Greece

Catalan: atenès m, atenesa f, atenenc m, atenenca f
Danish: athener c, athenienser c
Dutch: Athener (nl) m
French: Athénien (fr) m, Athénienne (fr) f
German: Athener (de) m, Athenerin f
Greek: Αθηναίος (el) m ‎(Athinaíos), Αθηναία (el) f ‎(Athinaía), πρωτευουσιάνος (el) m ‎(protevousiános), πρωτευουσιάνα (el) f ‎(protevousiána)
Ido: Athinano (io)
Irish: Aithneach m

Norwegian:
Nynorsk: atenar m
Portuguese: ateniense (pt)
Russian: афиня́нин (ru) m ‎(afinjánin), афиня́нка (ru) f ‎(afinjánka)
Spanish: ateniense (es) m f
Turkish: Atinalı

Adjective

Athenian ‎(not comparable)

Of or pertaining to Athens, Greece.
Of or pertaining to the Greek goddess Athena.

Translations

of or pertaining to Athens, Greece

Catalan: atenès, atenenc
Danish: athensk
Dutch: Atheens (nl)
Finnish: ateenalainen (fi)
German: Athener (de), athenisch (de)
Greek: αθηναϊκός (el) ‎(athinaïkós), πρωτευουσιάνικος (el) ‎(protevousiánikos)

Irish: Aithneach
Portuguese: ateniense (pt)
Russian: афи́нский (ru) ‎(afínskij)
Spanish: ateniense (es)
Swedish: atensk