Attila

[ at-l-uh, uh-til-uh ]

/ ˈæt l ə, əˈtɪl ə /

noun

Scourge of God,a.d. 406?–453, king of the Huns who invaded Europe: defeated by the Romans and Visigoths in 451 at Châlons-sur-Marne in France.

Example sentences from the Web for attila

Ryan is devoted to Attila, his battle-scarred and loyal war dog.

Isabel Allende’s Controversial New Thriller |Jane Ciabattari |February 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He might have elicited a smile rather than a cringe had he gone to that reliable standby, “to the right of Attila the Hun.”

Analyzing the Political Humor of Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, and Mitt Romney |Mark Katz |February 15, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
But neither is Attila to be blamed nor Constantine to be praised.

The Eighteen Christian Centuries |James White
At any rate it is fairly certain that Attila was not personally on the scene.

The Nibelungenlied |Unknown

If Attila was a brigand and Cardinal Mazarin a rogue, are there not princes and ministers who are honest people?

Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary |Voltaire
He was a chief from the shores of the Baltic Sea, and had been compelled to follow Attila.

Historical Miniatures |August Strindberg
Unfortunately feathers are, by their nature, most attractive to that greatest destroyer, next to Attila—the moth.

Needlework As Art |Marian Alford

British Dictionary definitions for attila

Attila

/ (əˈtɪlə) /

noun

?406–453 ad, king of the Huns, who devastated much of the Roman Empire, invaded Gaul in 451 ad, but was defeated by the Romans and Visigoths at Châlons-sur-Marne

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