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Athenian (n.)

1520s, "native or inhabitant of Athens;" see Athens + -ian. From 1580s as an adjective, "pertaining to Athens." Old English had Atheniense (plural noun), from Latin Atheniensis.

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Athens 
city of ancient Attica, capital of modern Greece, from Greek Athenai (plural because the city had several distinct parts), traditionally derived from Athena, but probably assimilated from a lost name in a pre-Hellenic language.
-ian 
variant of suffix -an (q.v.), with connective -i-. From Latin -ianus, in which the -i- originally was from the stem of the word being attached but later came to be felt as connective. In Middle English frequently it was -ien, via French.

updated on February 25, 2017

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Definitions of Athenian from WordNet
1
Athenian (n.)
a resident of Athens;
2
Athenian (adj.)
of or relating to or characteristic of Athens or its inhabitants;
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