<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a city in and the capital of Greece, in the southeastern part.</li><li>Greek Athēnai [ah-, thee, -ne].</li><li>Greater Athens, a metropolitan area comprising the city of Athens, Piraeus, and several residential suburbs.</li><li>a city in northern Georgia.</li><li>a city in southern Ohio.</li><li>a town in northern Alabama.</li><li>a town in southern Tennessee.</li><li>a town in eastern Texas.</li><li>any city that is compared to Athens, especially as a cultural center: the Athens of the Midwest.</li></ul>