Noun athens has 3 senses
- Athens, Athinai, capital of Greece, Greek capital - the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess); "in the 5th century BC ancient Athens was the world's most powerful and civilized city"
--1 is a kind of national capital
--1 is a part of Greece, Hellenic Republic, Ellas
--1 has parts: Parthenon; Areopagus; Dipylon gate, Dipylon
--1 has members: Athenian; Plato
- Athens - a town in southeast Ohio
--2 is a kind of town
--2 is a part of Ohio, Buckeye State, OH
- Athens - a university town in northeast Georgia
--3 is a kind of town
--3 is a part of Georgia, Empire State of the South, Peach State, GA
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