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Cleisthenes

or Clis·the·nes

[ klahys-thuh-neez ]
/ ˈklaɪs θəˌniz /

noun

active c515–c495 b.c., Athenian statesman.

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Words nearby Cleisthenes

cleidocranial, cleidocranial dysostosis, cleidoic, cleidoic egg, -cleisis, Cleisthenes, cleisto-, cleistocarp, cleistocarpous, cleistogamous, cleistogamy
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British Dictionary definitions for Cleisthenes

Cleisthenes
/ (ˈklaɪsθəˌniːz) /

noun

6th century bc, Athenian statesman: democratized the political structure of Athens
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