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PLATAEA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A defeat of the Persian army by the Greeks at Plataea in 479 BC
Synonyms:
battle of Plataea; Plataea
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Instance hypernyms:
pitched battle (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)
Domain region:
Boeotia (a district of ancient Greece to the northwest of Athens)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A former town in Boeotia; site of a battle between the Greeks and Persians in 479 BC
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)
Holonyms ("Plataea" is a part of...):
Boeotia (a district of ancient Greece to the northwest of Athens)
