Synonyms for athens
ˈæθ ɪnz; ɑˈθi nɛathens

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1. Athens, Athinai, capital of Greece, Greek capitalnoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   capital of Greece

2. Athensnoun

   a town in southeast Ohio

   Synonyms:
   capital of Greece

3. Athensnoun

   a university town in northeast Georgia

   Synonyms:
   capital of Greece

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1. List of paraphrases for "athens":

   athene, athena, greece

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1. ATHENS

   Synonyms:
   Abciximab vs. Tirofiban for InHibition of PlatElets During CoroNary Stenting

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1. Robert Scheidt:

   The Olympics always have an issue, in Sydney it was sharks that could attack triathletes, in Athens it was fear of terrorism, in Beijing it was pollution. In Rio it's the water and Zika. But I don't this should impede the realization of a great games.

2. Frank Furedi:

   Historically some of the most prosperous societies - Ancient Athens, Renaissance Italy, nineteenth century Britain - were among those that were most oriented towards experimentation and the taking of risks.

3. Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni:

   The Greek position has not changed in any way simply because we cannot accept the theft, a loan, the prime minister's proposal to exhibit the sculptures in Athens, is unrelated and does not change our long-standing demand.

4. Nama Abdullah:

   I couldn't afford to rent a hotel for the night and all the camps in Athens sent us away, nobody helped us, no volunteers, nobody.

5. Austrian Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner:

   If the government in Athens does not finally do more to secure the outer borders, then we will have to openly discuss a temporary expulsion of Greece from the Schengen area, it is a myth that the Greek-Turkish border cannot be controlled.