noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Boeotian
Example Sentences
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Former Interior Secretary Stewart Udall, now a consultant on conservation, silently contemplated a Boeotian vase.
From Time Magazine Archive
An almost identical story was current in the neighbourhood of Tilphossa, a Boeotian spring.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various
At an early period the Dorians had invaded and to some extent affected the character of the southern Thessalian and to a much greater extent that of the Boeotian dialect.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various
The importance of Boeotia for Greek civilization is further shown by the ancient worship of the Muses on Mount Helicon, and the fact that the oldest poet whose birthplace was known was the Boeotian Hesiod.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various
The amphora just referred to is a Boeotian fabric, but that fact does not nullify the importance of its bearing upon the problem in hand.
From Problems in Periclean Buildings by Elderkin, G. W. (George Wicker)
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