Attila

[at-l-uh, uh-til-uh]

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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Ryan is devoted to Attila, his battle-scarred and loyal war dog.
Isabel Allende’s Controversial New Thriller|Jane Ciabattari|February 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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 Romney|Mark Katz|February 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But neither is Attila to be blamed nor Constantine to be praised.
The Eighteen Christian Centuries|James White
At any rate it is fairly certain that Attila was not personally on the scene.
The Nibelungenlied|Unknown

If Attila was a brigand and Cardinal Mazarin a rogue, are there not princes and ministers who are honest people?
Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary|Voltaire
He was a chief from the shores of the Baltic Sea, and had been compelled to follow Attila.
Historical Miniatures|August Strindberg
Unfortunately feathers are, by their nature, most attractive to that greatest destroyer, next to Attila—the moth.
Needlework As Art|Marian Alford

British Dictionary definitions for attila

Attila

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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