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ATTICA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The territory of Athens in ancient Greece where the Ionic dialect was spoken
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
district; dominion; territorial dominion; territory (a region marked off for administrative or other purposes)
Holonyms ("Attica" is a part of...):
Ellas; Greece; Hellenic Republic (a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil)