Attila Syllabification: (At·ti·la)Pronunciation: /əˈtilə, ˈatl-ə/Definition of Attila (406–453), king of the Huns 434–453. He ravaged vast areas between the Rhine and the Caspian Sea before being defeated by the joint forces of the Roman army and the Visigoths at Châlons in 451. Attila in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Attila in the British & World English dictionary