Marathonian

American  

[mar-uh-thoh-nee-uhn] / ˌmær əˈθoʊ ni ən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Marathon.

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Marathon.

Etymology

Origin of Marathonian

First recorded in 1760–70; Marathon + -ian

Example Sentences

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Marathonian

But lo! the boatman, over-aw'd, before The pictur'd fane of Tell suspends his oar; Confused the Marathonian tale appears, While burn in his full eyes the glorious tears.

From The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 1 by William Knight

"I feared you would not come again if I offered you Marathonian fare."

From A Struggle for Rome, v. 1 by Felix Dahn

At the close, Demos recovers his wits and his youth, and is revealed sitting enthroned in his glory in the good old Marathonian Athens of the Violet Crown.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 by Hamilton Wright Mabie

But, lo! the boatman, overawed, before The pictured fane of Tell suspends his oar; Confused the Marathonian tale appears, While his eyes sparkle with heroic tears.

From The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 1 by William Knight

As soon as the Athenians heard this they sent their army of ten thousand men to guard the hills that surrounded the Marathonian plain.

From The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem Van Loon