Megara

American  

[meg-er-uh] / ˈmɛg ər ə /

noun

1. a city in ancient Greece: the chief city of Megaris.

2. Classical Mythology.  a daughter of Creon whose children were slain by her husband, Hercules, in a fit of madness.

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Megara British  

/ ˈmɛɡərə /

noun

1. a town in E central Greece: an ancient trading city, founding many colonies in the 7th and 8th centuries _bc. Pop: (municipality): 27 252 (2001)

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Other Word Forms

• Megarean adjective
• Megarian adjective
• Megaric adjective

Example Sentences

Excavations conducted on and around the Cyclopean terrace revealed an elite district composed of plazas, paved roads and administrative buildings, with large megara, or great halls used for formal events, at the center.

From New York Times

Greek public broadcaster ERT reported that a technical team made up of 14 of the Greek military’s nuclear, biological and chemicals experts was being dispatched to Kavala from Megara, in southern Greece, via a CH-47 Chinook helicopter.

From Washington Post

Mulder notes that Thucydides wrote about what may have been the first use of sanctions, when Athens instituted a commercial ban against merchants from the city of Megara in 432 B.C.

From Washington Post

They’re as old as foreign policy itself: In 432 BC Athens imposed a trade embargo on its neighbor, Megara, just before the Peloponnesian War.

From Los Angeles Times

Hercules was obliged to perform the 12 labours as an act of penitence after he had descended into madness and murdered his wife, Megara, and his children.

From The Guardian