Attica
See also: attica
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Ἀττική (Attikḗ).
Proper noun edit
Attica
- A periphery where Athens, the capital of Greece, is located.
- Alternative form: Attika
- A peninsula southeast of Athens, Greece.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Georgia.
- A city in Fountain County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Marion County, Iowa.
- A town in Harper County, Kansas.
- An unincorporated community, census-designated place, and township in Lapeer County, Michigan.
- A town in Wyoming County, New York.
- A village in Wyoming County and Genesee County, New York.
- The Attica Correctional Facility, scene of the Attica Prison riots
- A village in Seneca County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Brooklyn, Green County, Wisconsin.
Translations edit
periphery
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See also edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin Attica or Ancient Greek Ἀττική (Attikḗ).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Attica n
- Attica (region in Greece where Athens is located) [from 16th c.]
Derived terms edit
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Ἀττική (Attikḗ).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Attica f
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀττική (Attikḗ).
Proper noun edit
Attica f sg (genitive Atticae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Attica |
Genitive | Atticae |
Dative | Atticae |
Accusative | Atticam |
Ablative | Atticā |
Vocative | Attica |
References edit
- “Attica”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Attica in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “Attica”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly