Attica

[ at-i-kuh ]

/ ˈæt ɪ kə /

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noun

a region in SE Greece, surrounding Athens: under Athenian rule in ancient times.

a town in W New York: state prison.

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Words nearby Attica

at the worst, at this point, at this rate, at this stage, attic, Attica, Attic base, atticism, atticize, Attic order, attic salt

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How to use Attica in a sentence

He’d heard that the bodies of the Attica dead had been sent to the Monroe County medical examiner’s office for autopsies.
How local news shattered official lies after the Attica prison riot|Erik Wemple|October 6, 2021|Washington Post
News accounts from the time confirm the racial hostility ringing Attica.
Journalists bungled coverage of the Attica uprising. 50 years later, the consequences remain.|Erik Wemple|September 30, 2021|Washington Post
Looking back at the Attica coverage from the vantage point of a half-century offers relevant lessons for journalism today.
Journalists bungled coverage of the Attica uprising. 50 years later, the consequences remain.|Erik Wemple|September 30, 2021|Washington Post
Four days later, a burst of gunfire ended the uprising, as New York state troopers and other authorities at Attica launched 2,200 “lethal missiles” — in the wording of an official report — from their perches into the prison yard.
Journalists bungled coverage of the Attica uprising. 50 years later, the consequences remain.|Erik Wemple|September 30, 2021|Washington Post

The men at Attica believed they also had these rights, but few had yet been secured in either law or policy.
50 Years After Attica, Prisoners Are Still Protesting Brutal Conditions. Will America Finally Listen?|Heather Ann Thompson|September 8, 2021|Time
Take Attica Prison in upstate New York, the notorious site of a riot in 1971.
Powerbroker Richard Ravitch Thinks New York Might Be Doomed|Josh Robin|April 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I mentioned the great cheapness of property in Attica, and the possibility of my purchasing some of the villas near the city.
Byron|Richard Edgcumbe
She brought famous auletai from Attica who set the Saguntine youths wild with their flutes.
Snnica|Vicente Blasco Ibez
Although the Athenian fleet had caused much damage, and had come home victorious, the Spartan army was still in Attica.
The Story of the Greeks|H. A. Guerber
Lysander, in capturing Athens and the smaller towns of Attica, had won much booty, which was all sent to Sparta.
The Story of the Greeks|H. A. Guerber
A mountain on the ridge between Attica and Bœotia, now called Ozia.
Browning's Shorter Poems|Robert Browning

British Dictionary definitions for Attica

Attica

/ (ˈætɪkə) /

noun

a region and department of E central Greece: in ancient times the territory of Athens. Capital: Athens. Pop: 3 336 700 (2001). Area: 14 157 sq km (5466 sq miles)

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