Attila

American  

[at-l-uh, uh-til-uh] / ˈæt l ə, əˈtɪl ə /

noun

1. 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 British  

/ əˈtɪlə /

noun

1. ?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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Attila

"Of course, there's many things we still don't know about these disks," said Attila Moor of Konkoly Observatory, a coauthor of the study.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

Unfortunately, sanitized politicians have this shortcoming—they are not quite as interesting on stage as Attila the Hun or Boris Godunov.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

In AD 452, when Attila the Hun sacked city after city in his conquest of the known world, it was the Catholic Church, not the Roman military, that met him in a show of diplomacy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026

Attila Szalai headed Hungary in front only for Ronaldo to turn in Nelson Semedo's driven cross to equalise midway through the first half.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025

Some pair they made: Attila the Hun and Gracie the useless.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

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