Boiotian
Boiotian is the alternative form of Boeotian.
Meaning of Boeotian
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
Forms of Boiotian
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more Boiotian |
| superlative | most Boiotian |
| Noun | |
| plural | Boiotians |
Questions about Boiotian
- What is Boiotian the alternative form of?
- Boiotian is the alternative form of Boeotian.
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