Athenian

Athenian
/euh thee"nee euhn/, adj.
1. pertaining to Athens, Greece.
n.
2. a native or citizen of Athens, Greece.
[1580-90; < L Atheni(ensis) of Athens + -AN; see -ENSIS]

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