athens

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
9
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈæθənz/
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/ˈæθənz/ · /ˈeɪθənz/

Definition of athens

25 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

  1. The capital city of Greece.
    “[T]he law codes drafted in Athens in the late seventh and early sixth centuries were the work of individuals, Drakon and then Solon.”
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name

  1. The capital city of Greece.
    “[T]he law codes drafted in Athens in the late seventh and early sixth centuries were the work of individuals, Drakon and then Solon.”
  2. (metonymically)The Greek government.
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  24. A township in Ontario, Canada.
  25. A surname from Greek.

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Etymology

From Middle English Athens, from Old French Athenes, Atenes, from Latin Athēnae pl (acc. Athēnās), from Ancient Greek Ἀθῆναι pl (Athênai), the plural form of Ἀθήνη (Athḗnē, “Athena”) (q.v.), the goddess. More at Athena. Doublet of Athina.

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