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BATTLE OF PLATAEA

Dictionary entry overview: What does battle of Plataea mean?

• BATTLE OF PLATAEA (noun)
The noun BATTLE OF PLATAEA has 1 sense:

1. a defeat of the Persian army by the Greeks at Plataea in 479 BC

Familiarity information: BATTLE OF PLATAEA used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• BATTLE OF PLATAEA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A defeat of the Persian army by the Greeks at Plataea in 479 BC

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

battle of Plataea; Plataea

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 northwest of Athens)

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