Eretria

[ ih-ree-tree-uh ]

/ ɪˈri tri ə /

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noun

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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How to use Eretria in a sentence

Similarly constructed places of sepulture have been found at Eretria and elsewhere in Greece.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 2|Various
Eretria was the birthplace of the tragedian Achaeus and of the “Megarian” philosopher Menedemus.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7|Various
Menede'mos of Eretria, in Eubae'a, was called "Bull" from the bull-like breadth and gravity of his face.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
It existed for a very short time and was then transferred by Menedemus to Eretria, where it became known as the Eretrian school.
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After this he turned his attention to Eretria and Athens, taking his army across the straits in vessels.
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British Dictionary definitions for Eretria

Eretria

/ (ɪˈrɛtrɪə) /

noun

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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