"Boeotia" meaning in English

See Boeotia in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /biːˈəʊʃə/ [UK] Forms: Bœotia [alternative], Boiotia [alternative], Beotia [alternative]
Etymology: From Latin Boeotia, from Ancient Greek Βοιωτία (Boiōtía). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Boeotia}} Latin Boeotia, {{der|en|grc|Βοιωτία}} Ancient Greek Βοιωτία (Boiōtía) Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: Boeotia Categories (place): Places in Central Greece, Greece, Places in Greece, Regional units of Central Greece, Greece Derived forms: Boeotian Translations (a district in Greece): Βοιωτία (Boiōtía) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), Բեովտիա (Beovtia) (Armenian), Beòcia [feminine] (Catalan), 波奧提亞 /波奥提亚 (Bō'àotíyà) (Chinese Mandarin), Bøotien (Danish), Beotië (Dutch), Boiotia (Finnish), Béotie [feminine] (French), Böotien [neuter] (German), Βοιωτία (Voiotía) [feminine] (Greek), Boiótia (Hungarian), Beozia [feminine] (Italian), Aonia [feminine] (Italian), Boeotia [feminine] (Latin), Beocja [feminine] (Polish), Beócia [feminine] (Portuguese), Бео́тия (Beótija) (Russian), Beòtija [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), Beòcija [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), Beocia [feminine] (Spanish)

Alternative forms

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