Noun

• S: (n) Athens, Athinai, capital of Greece, Greek capital (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"
• part meronym
• S: (n) Parthenon (the main temple of the goddess Athena; built on the acropolis in Athens more than 400 years B.C.; example of Doric architecture)
• S: (n) Areopagus (a hill to the to the west of the Athenian acropolis where met the highest governmental council of ancient Athens and later a judicial court)
• S: (n) Dipylon gate, Dipylon (a gateway to the west of ancient Athens near which a distinctive style of pottery has been found)
• member meronym
• S: (n) Athenian (a resident of Athens)
• S: (n) Plato (ancient Athenian philosopher; pupil of Socrates; teacher of Aristotle (428-347 BC))
• part holonym
• instance
• S: (n) national capital (the capital city of a nation)
• has instance
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) capital (a seat of government)
• S: (n) seat (a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised))
• S: (n) center, centre, middle, heart, eye (an area that is approximately central within some larger region) "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"
• S: (n) area, country (a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)) "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country"
• S: (n) region (a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth) "penguins inhabit the polar regions"
• S: (n) location (a point or extent in space)
• S: (n) object, physical object (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow) "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
• S: (n) physical entity (an entity that has physical existence)
• S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
• S: (n) city, metropolis, urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts) "Ancient Troy was a great city"
• S: (n) municipality (an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government)
• S: (n) urban area, populated area (a geographical area constituting a city or town)
• S: (n) geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region (a demarcated area of the Earth)
• S: (n) region (a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth) "penguins inhabit the polar regions"
• S: (n) location (a point or extent in space)
• S: (n) object, physical object (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow) "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
• S: (n) physical entity (an entity that has physical existence)
• S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
• S: (n) administrative district, administrative division, territorial division (a district defined for administrative purposes)
• S: (n) district, territory, territorial dominion, dominion (a region marked off for administrative or other purposes)
• S: (n) region (a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth) "penguins inhabit the polar regions"
• S: (n) location (a point or extent in space)
• S: (n) object, physical object (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow) "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
• S: (n) physical entity (an entity that has physical existence)
• S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) Athens (a town in southeast Ohio)
• S: (n) Athens (a university town in northeast Georgia)