Marathonian

[ mar-uh-thoh-nee-uh n ]

/ ˌmær əˈθoʊ ni ən /

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adjective

of or relating to Marathon.

noun

a native or inhabitant of Marathon.

Origin of Marathonian

First recorded in 1760–70; Marathon + -ian

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Examples from the Web for marathonian

Or was Theseus in a passion when he seized on the horns of the Marathonian bull?
Cicero's Tusculan Disputations|Marcus Tullius Cicero
There is laid the scene of the fable of the Marathonian bull, which Theseus killed.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume II (of 3)|Strabo