Associations to the word «Attila»

Wiktionary

ATTILA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Tyrannidae   — the attilas.
ATTILA, proper noun. A king of the tribes of Huns.
ATTILA, noun. A short, fringed cape worn as part of the Hungarian traditional costume.
ATTILA, noun. Any of the tropical flycatchers of the genus Attila.
ATTILA THE HUN, proper noun. Attila, kingly ruler of the tribe of the Huns and vast Eurasian Hunnic Empire and feared enemy of the Roman Empire, from 434 until his death in 453, see on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
ATTILA THE HUN, noun. Generally, a tyrant, or otherwise, a person characterized by ruthless aggressiveness.

Dictionary definition

ATTILA, noun. King of the Huns; the most successful barbarian invader of the Roman Empire (406-453).

Wise words

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