bouleuterion

[ boo-loo-teer-ee-on, bool-yoo- ]

noun,plural bou·leu·te·ri·a [boo-loo-teer-ee-uh, bool-yoo-]. /ˌbu luˈtɪər i ə, ˌbul yu-/.
  1. a council chamber in ancient Greece.

Origin of bouleuterion

1
<Greek, equivalent to bouleú(ein) to deliberate + -tērion noun suffix of place

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