Euboean

British  

/ juːˈbɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to the Greek island of Euboea

---

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Euboea

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Euboean

The degree to which political enmity was exasperated by the Euboean War may be judged from the incident of Midias, an adherent of Eubulus, and a type of opulent rowdyism.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various

Are not the Euboean states governed now by despots, and that in an island near to Thebes and Athens?

From The Olynthiacs and the Phillippics of Demosthenes Literally translated with notes by Kennedy, Charles Rann

Having sailed through the Euboean strait, the fleet doubled the promontory of Sunium, and did not stop till it reached the island of Salamis.

From A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest by Smith, William, Sir

Then a weary day with the oars had brought him close to the Euboean shore, when a freshet of storm drove him seaward again.

From The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies by Buchan, John

So he sailed away without stop or tack until, a little before nightfall, Mount Ocha was seen upreared against the sky, and the pilot reported the Euboean coast.

From Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ by Wallace, Lewis