Boeotia Definition
bē-ōshə, -shē-ə
proper name
In ancient times, a region dominated by the city of Thebes (Greece): fl. from c. 600 b.c. until the destruction of Thebes in 336 b.c.
Webster's New World
Department of EC Greece, northwest of Attica.
Webster's New World
pronoun
Dated form of Boeotia.
Wiktionary
other
An ancient region of Greece north of Attica and the Gulf of Corinth. The cities of the region formed the Boeotian League in the sixth century bc but were usually under the dominance of Thebes.
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Origin of Boeotia
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From Latin Boeotia, from Ancient Greek Βοιωτία (Boiōtia).
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