Attila
[ at-l-uh, uh-til-uh ]
/ ˈæt l ə, əˈtɪl ə /
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noun
"Scourge of God", a.d. 406?–453, king of the Huns who invaded Europe: defeated by the Romans and Visigoths in 451 at Châlons-sur-Marne in France.
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Attila
/ (əˈtɪlə) /
noun
?406–453 ad, king of the Huns, who devastated much of the Roman Empire, invaded Gaul in 451 ad, but was defeated by the Romans and Visigoths at Châlons-sur-Marne
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