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attica

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for attica.

Editorial note

As they neared the coast of Attica a great storm burst upon them, and the ship capsized.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A periphery where Athens, the capital of Greece, is located.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of attica gathered in one view.

noun

A periphery where Athens, the capital of Greece, is located.

noun

A peninsula southeast of Athens, Greece.

noun

A number of places in the United States:

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for attica.

noun

A periphery where Athens, the capital of Greece, is located.

noun

A peninsula southeast of Athens, Greece.

noun

A number of places in the United States:

noun

The Attica Correctional Facility, scene of the Attica Prison riots

Example sentences

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As they neared the coast of Attica a great storm burst upon them, and the ship capsized.

2

In the original, Athenian sense, it was simply exile; you couldn't be in Attica for a term of years.

3

Attic Greek was the dialect of Attica (around Athens) before Alexander, c 500 - 300BC.

4

I'm talking about the real battle, where they all died and both Boeotia and Attica were lost to the Persians.

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Neither were the guards who beat a prisoner at Attica Correctional Facility so badly that he needed 13 staples to close gashes in his scalp.

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Consider the Attica prison riot in which roughly 250 died.

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[1][2]second link is a decent read about individual municipalities going down slowly within Attica I claim that the steady decline of economics in that city, which might have had something to do with the Fascism rise with the Golden Dawn political party, destroyed their overall economy.

Quote examples

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Amazingly, I'd never seen the whole movie, and Al Pacino shouting "Attica!

2

Attica!" was the only thing I knew about it.

3

Angel, whose interest was primarily “racial” analysis, lists crania from Attica, Boiotia, Corinthia, and Macedonia; but unfortunately he does not indicate the distribution of more complete skeletons, which may have formed the basis for the calculations.

4

During the 4th century BC, there might well have been some 250,000–300,000 people in Attica.[4] Citizen families could have amounted to 100,000 people and out of these some 30,000 would have been the adult male citizens entitled to vote in the assembly." "There were three political bodies where citizens gathered in numbers running into the hundreds or thousands.

Proper noun examples

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The house was super cheap ($60k) and in a very depressed area (Attica, Indiana).

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Here in Indiana, they used to be cast at a factory in Attica[2], I have a pile of them from an old walkway we've replaced.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use attica in a sentence?

As they neared the coast of Attica a great storm burst upon them, and the ship capsized.

What does attica mean?

A periphery where Athens, the capital of Greece, is located.

What part of speech is attica?

attica is commonly used as noun.