metic

foreign resident of Athens, one who did not have citizen rights in their Greek city-state (polis) of residence
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metic

Summary

metic ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,010 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • metic is in the country of Classical Athens[2].
  • metic is a type of inhabitant[3].
  • metic is a type of foreigner[4].
  • metic's residence is recorded as Classical Athens[5].
  • metic's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[6].
  • metic's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[7].
  • metic's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[8].
  • metic's described by source is recorded as Description of Greece[9].
  • metic dates from the Ancient Greece[10].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include inhabitant[3] and foreigner[4].

Why It Matters

metic ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,010 views/month).[1] metic has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] metic is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Residence Classical Athens
    Country Classical Athens
    Subclass of inhabitant, foreigner
    Subclass of
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007529312105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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