- a city in and the capital of Greece, in the southeastern part.
- a metropolitan area comprising the city of Athens, Piraeus, and several residential suburbs.
- a city in northern Georgia.
- a city in southern Ohio.
- a town in northern Alabama.
- a town in southern Tennessee.
- a town in eastern Texas.
- any city that is compared to Athens, especially as a cultural center: the Athens of the Midwest.
- the capital of Greece, in the southeast near the Saronic Gulf: became capital after independence in 1834; ancient city-state, most powerful in the 5th century bc; contains the hill citadel of the Acropolis. Pop: 3 238 000 (2005 est)
