"Attila the Hun" meaning in English

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Proper name

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): 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)
    Sense id: en-Attila_the_Hun-en-name-Whj4S34N Disambiguation of Individuals: 92 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 86 14 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 85 15 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 79 21

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} Attila the Hun
  1. Generally, a tyrant, or otherwise, a person characterized by ruthless aggressiveness.
    Sense id: en-Attila_the_Hun-en-noun-imFSH03w

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