Eretria

American  

[ih-ree-tree-uh] / ɪˈri tri ə /

noun

1. an ancient city in Greece, on the W coast of the island of Euboea: destroyed by the Persians in 490 B.C.

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Eretria British  

/ ɪˈrɛtrɪə /

noun

1. an ancient city in Greece, on the S coast of Euboea: founded as an Ionian colony; destroyed by the Persians in 490 _bc following which it never regained its former significance

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Example Sentences

In 1964, a Greek and Swiss team began digging at the Eretria site on the island of Euboea, which "other archaeologists had been excavating in vain since the 19th century", Greece's ERT public broadcaster reports.

From BBC

"These confirm that the site was the destination for the annual procession from Eretria by local worshippers of the goddess of the hunt", says the local website EviaZoom.

From BBC

Allanon is very much an Aragorn; Eretria, the Han Solo of the piece.

From Los Angeles Times

Amberle and Eretria, the saga’s two strongest female characters, might look like Katniss Everdeen knockoffs, but chronologically, Katniss could be either’s daughter.

From New York Times

According to MTV, the television series will follow the half-elf, half-human character Wil and human Eretria as they both try to rid their world of an evil demon army.

From Los Angeles Times