megara
Syllables: meg·a·ra/ˈmɛɡəɹə/
megara is the plural of megaron.
Meaning of megaron
Noun
megaron (plural megara or megarons)
- The rectangular great hall in a Mycenaean building, usually supported with pillars.
- The megara faced north (“notebook north” equals true northeast) in the first court behind the archaic East Gate, similar in layout to their predecessors Megara 1 and 2 in the pre-Kimmerian East Court. Megaron C had gone through a period of use and a complete reconstruction before the Painted House...1980, Machteld J. Mellink, “VII. Archaic Wall Paintings from Gordion”, in Keith DeVries, editor, From Athens to Gordion: The Papers of a Memorial Symposium for Rodney S. Young, page 91
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Megara
Megara
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Megara
Megara
Origin of megara
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μέγαρα (Mégara).
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μεγάρᾱ (Megárā).
Words formed from megara
Questions about megara
- What does megara mean?
- Megara means a city west of Athens in Attica, Greece.
- What is megara the plural of?
- Megara is the plural of megaron.
- What part of speech is megara?
- Megara is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce megara?
- Megara is pronounced /ˈmɛɡəɹə/.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: megara (page history and authors); Megara (page history and authors); megaron (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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