"Attila the Hun" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Attila the Hun
  1. (historical) 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. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Individuals Derived forms: Attilanic Translations (king of the tribes of Huns): Ати́ла (Atíla) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 阿提拉 (Ātílā) (Chinese Mandarin), hunnerkongen Attila (Danish), Artala kongur á Húnalandi [masculine] (Faroese), hunni Attila (Finnish), Attila [masculine] (French), Attila le Hun [masculine] (French), König Attila (German), Hunnenkönig Attila (German), instead of Attila archaic also Etzel (German), Attila hun király (Hungarian), アッティラ (Attira) (Japanese), Átila [masculine] (Portuguese), Átila, o Huno (Portuguese), Атти́ла (Attíla) [masculine] (Russian), Atila [masculine] (Spanish), ئاتىلا (atila) (Uyghur)
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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} Attila the Hun
  1. Generally, a tyrant, or otherwise, a person characterized by ruthless aggressiveness.
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