That sea monster was no other than the enormous shark, which has often been mentioned in this story and which, on account of its cruelty, had been nicknamed "The Attila of the Sea" by both fish and fishermen.
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Attila
//əˈtɪlə//
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Greek
1 entries- Αττίλας name (Translations)
Hungarian
1 entries- atilla noun (short, fringed cape worn as part of the Hungarian traditional costume)
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Salvador was the first capital of Brazil and Attila the Hun was a dwarf.
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In the Magyar costume, his heart beating more proudly under the national attila, he passed before the eyes of the peasants who had known him when a child, and had fought under his orders; and he spoke to them by name, recognizing many of his old companions in these poor people with cheeks tanned by the sun, and heads whitened by age.
Source: wiktionary
As I gazed at myself in the looking-glass, I found that I should be a handsome boy when I had put on my silver-buttoned attila.
Source: wiktionary
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