Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (3)
1.
the capital and largest city of Greece;
named after Athena (its patron goddess);
- Example: "in the 5th century BC ancient Athens was the world's most powerful and civilized city"[syn: Athens, Athinai, capital of Greece, Greek capital]
2. a town in southeast Ohio;
3. a university town in northeast Georgia;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Athens \Athens\ prop. n. (Geography)
The capital city of Greece. Population (2000) = nk.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Athens
n 1: the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena
(its patron goddess); "in the 5th century BC ancient Athens
was the world's most powerful and civilized city" [syn:
Athens, Athinai, capital of Greece, Greek capital]
2: a town in southeast Ohio
3: a university town in northeast Georgia