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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Examples from the Web for attila

Contemporary Examples of attila

Ryan is devoted to Attila, his battle-scarred and loyal war dog.
Isabel Allende’s Controversial New Thriller
Jane Ciabattari
February 23, 2014
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

Historical Examples of attila

And, for the unaesthetic but effective Attila, an able fashioner of pork products from Chicago.
The Spenders
Harry 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 Fear
Basil King
I believe I set some store by the fact that the collar of my attila was velvet.
Debts of Honor
Maurus Jkai
Attila, the short, fringed pelisse of the Hungarian national costume.
A Hungarian Nabob
Maurus Jkai
Who was this Attila who has captured the imagination of the Kaiser?
The Blot on the Kaiser's 'Scutcheon
Newell Dwight Hillis

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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