Attica

n. region of Athens in ancient Greece; peninsula area of ancient Greece that was divided into twelve states; town in New York state (USA); name of several towns and cities in the USA; name of a state prison (USA)

Attica (Greek: Αττική, ) is a periphery (subdivision) in Greece, containing Athens, the capital of Greece. Attica is subdivided into the prefectures of Athens, Piraeus, East Attica and West Attica.Attica is located in what is today Southern Greece, and covers about 3,808 square kilometers. In addition to Athens, it contains within its area the cities of Peiraeus, Eleusis, Megara, Laurium, and Marathon, as well as a small part of the Peloponnese peninsula and the islands of Salamis, Aegina, Poros, Hydra, Spetses, Kythira, and Antikythera. About 3,750,000 people live in the periphery, of which more than 95 re inhabitants of the Athens metropolitan area.
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Noun
1. the territory of Athens in ancient Greece
(hypernym) district, territory, territorial dominion, dominion
(part-holonym) Greece, Hellenic Republic, Ellas

n. (Greece) attica (Greek Mythology)

ADJ
Attic| Athenian; classic| elegant