Attica

[ at-i-kuh ]

noun

1. a region in SE Greece, surrounding Athens: under Athenian rule in ancient times.
2. a town in W New York: state prison.

Attica

/ ˈætɪkə /

noun

1. a region and department of E central Greece: in ancient times the territory of Athens. Capital: Athens. Pop: 3 336 700 (2001). Area: 14 157 sq km (5466 sq miles)

Example Sentences

He’d heard that the bodies of the Attica dead had been sent to the Monroe County medical examiner’s office for autopsies.

From Washington Post

News accounts from the time confirm the racial hostility ringing Attica.

From Washington Post

Looking back at the Attica coverage from the vantage point of a half-century offers relevant lessons for journalism today.

From Washington Post

Four days later, a burst of gunfire ended the uprising, as New York state troopers and other authorities at Attica launched 2,200 “lethal missiles” — in the wording of an official report — from their perches into the prison yard.

From Washington Post

The men at Attica believed they also had these rights, but few had yet been secured in either law or policy.

From Time

Take Attica Prison in upstate New York, the notorious site of a riot in 1971.

From The Daily Beast

I mentioned the great cheapness of property in Attica, and the possibility of my purchasing some of the villas near the city.

From Project Gutenberg

She brought famous auletai from Attica who set the Saguntine youths wild with their flutes.

From Project Gutenberg

Although the Athenian fleet had caused much damage, and had come home victorious, the Spartan army was still in Attica.

From Project Gutenberg

Lysander, in capturing Athens and the smaller towns of Attica, had won much booty, which was all sent to Sparta.

From Project Gutenberg

A mountain on the ridge between Attica and Bœotia, now called Ozia.

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