Attila
[at-l-uh, uh-til-uh]
- 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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Contemporary Examples
Ryan is devoted to Attila, his battle-scarred and loyal war dog.
He might have elicited a smile rather than a cringe had he gone to that reliable standby, “to the right of Attila the Hun.”
Analyzing the Political Humor of Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, and Mitt RomneyMark Katz
February 15, 2012
Historical Examples
And, for the unaesthetic but effective Attila, an able fashioner of pork products from Chicago.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
In 1921 it is no more under control than it was in the days of Charlemagne or Attila or Xerxes.
The Conquest of FearBasil King
I believe I set some store by the fact that the collar of my attila was velvet.
Debts of HonorMaurus Jkai
Attila, the short, fringed pelisse of the Hungarian national costume.
A Hungarian NabobMaurus Jkai
Who was this Attila who has captured the imagination of the Kaiser?
The Blot on the Kaiser's 'ScutcheonNewell Dwight Hillis
Attila
- ?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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