Athenian

[ uh-thee-nee-uhn ]

adjective

1. pertaining to Athens, Greece.

noun

1. a native or citizen of Athens, Greece.

Athenian

/ əˈθiːnɪən /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Athens

adjective

1. of or relating to Athens

Other Words From

• an·ti-A·the·ni·an adjective noun
• pro-A·the·ni·an adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Athenian¹

First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin Athēni(ēnsis) “of Athens” + -an; -ensis

Example Sentences

I walk past the mirrored bar of the Athenian restaurant, where my buddy Rick and I had beers in 1986, my first time in town.

From Los Angeles Times

Athenian 67, Verdugo Hills 49: The bus trip to Northern California started with a stop in Stockton, where Verdugo Hills coach Jared Gibson went to school.

From Los Angeles Times

They will face Athenian at noon on Friday.

From Los Angeles Times

In 441 B.C., the Athenian playwright Sophocles told a similar tale in “Antigone,” whose plot centers on an autocrat’s weaponization of a corpse killed in battle.

From Salon

The Athenian calendar, he said, was used in the fourth, fifth and sixth centuries with 12 lunar months.

From Seattle Times