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Boeotia

UK/biːˈəʊʃə/

Boeotia proper noun: a historical region and modern regional unit of the administrative region of Central Greece, Greece, formerly renowned for the French proverbially equating the residents with philistinism. Capital: Livadeia.

Proper noun

Boeotia

  1. A historical region and modern regional unit of the administrative region of Central Greece, Greece, formerly renowned for the French proverbially equating the residents with philistinism. Capital: Livadeia.

Forms of Boeotia

alternative formBœotia
alternative formBoiotia
alternative formBeotia

Origin of Boeotia

From Latin Boeotia, from Ancient Greek Βοιωτία (Boiōtía).

Words formed from Boeotia

Questions about Boeotia

What does Boeotia mean?
Boeotia means a historical region and modern regional unit of the administrative region of Central Greece, Greece, formerly renowned for the French proverbially equating the residents with philistinism. Capital: Livadeia.
What part of speech is Boeotia?
Boeotia is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Boeotia?
Boeotia is pronounced /biːˈəʊʃə/ (UK).

Words near Boeotia in the dictionary

  1. boengkil
  2. Boens
  3. Boeny
  4. Boeotarch
  5. Boeotarchs
  6. Boeotia
  7. Boeotian
  8. Boeotians
  9. Boeotic
  10. boep
  11. boeps

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