Boeotian
/biːˈəʊʃən/
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Southern England[ˈbjəwʃən]
Boeotian adjective: pertaining to Boeotia.
Adjective
Boeotian (comparative more Boeotian, superlative most Boeotian)
- Pertaining to Boeotia.
- The only Boeotian troops that did continue to fight — the light infantry attached to the victorious cavalry — worked their way over to the Athenians on the right, where most of them were killed. The collapse of Boeotian morale at the death of Epaminondas and the abrupt cessation of fighting remain...2002, Robert E. Gaebel, Cavalry Operations in the Ancient Greek World, University of Oklahoma Press, →ISBN, page 140
- Stupid, foolish, dull-witted.
- we will leave to thy sagacity to apply all this to the Boeotian writers, and to those authors who are their opposites.1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society, published 1973, page 418
- Ransom reflected he might answer her that until five minutes ago he didn't know she existed; but he remembered that this was not the way in which a Southern gentleman spoke to ladies, and he contented himself with saying that he must condone his Bœotian ignorance […]1885–1886, Henry James, The Bostonians […], London; New York, N.Y.: Macmillan and Co., published 16 February 1886, →OCLC, 1st book, page 6
Noun
Boeotian (plural Boeotians)
Proper noun
Boeotian
- A dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Boeotia.
Boeotian meaning in Tamil and Bengali
Boeotian in Tamil
- முட்டாள், அறிவற்றவன், மழுங்கிய முளையுடைய, மட்டியான
Boeotian in Bengali
- বোকা, নির্বোধ, স্থূলবুদ্ধি, বাসিন্দা, অজ্ঞ ব্যক্তি
Forms of Boeotian
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more Boeotian |
| superlative | most Boeotian |
| alternative form | Beotian |
| alternative form | Bœotian |
| Noun | |
| plural | Boeotians |
Origin of Boeotian
From Boeotia.
Questions about Boeotian
- What does Boeotian mean?
- Boeotian means pertaining to Boeotia.
- What is Boeotian in Tamil?
- Boeotian in Tamil is முட்டாள், அறிவற்றவன், மழுங்கிய முளையுடைய. See Boeotian meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is Boeotian?
- Boeotian can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Boeotian?
- Boeotian is pronounced /biːˈəʊʃən/ (UK).
Words near Boeotian in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Boeotian (page history and authors); Boeotian (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Boeotian (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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