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Attica

[ at-i-kuh ]

noun

  1. a region in SE Greece, surrounding Athens: under Athenian rule in ancient times.
  2. a town in W New York: state prison.


Attica

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noun

  1. a region and department of E central Greece: in ancient times the territory of Athens. Capital: Athens. Pop: 3 336 700 (2001). Area: 14 157 sq km (5466 sq miles)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Actor Andrew Garfield, novelist Percival Everett and author, screenwriter and TV producer Attica Locke are among the 61 nominees across more than a dozen categories honoring literary achievement.

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Other reservoirs supplying water to the Attica region, which includes Athens, have also recorded a significant drop in water levels.

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Mr Krokidas laments what he sees as a culture of “short-termism†on the issue of climate change and foresees a continued and disastrous loss of forest in East Attica.

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At the time it was filed, Netflix dismissed the complaint as “frivolous†while pledging to “vigorously defend†the show, DuVernay and writer Attica Locke.

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As Ben Shewry, the internationally renowned chef at Attica in Melbourne, told me when I had just arrived in Oz, Australians are still terrible at celebrating each other’s successes.

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