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)
Attica in American English
(ˈætɪkə)
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state of ancient Greece, occupying a peninsula in the SE part &, after the 5th cent. b.c., a region dominated by Athens