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Megaris

American  
[meg-er-is] / ˈmɛg ər ɪs /

noun

  1. a district in ancient Greece, between the Gulf of Corinth and Saronic Gulf.


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By 33 to 24, the prelates chose soft-voiced Metropolitan Iakovos,* 68, of Attica and Megaris.

From Time Magazine Archive

They got arms at the Hôtel d'Ebelin, and they rode out of the city of Megaris, where the bonfires lighted over-night in Perion's honour were still smouldering, amid loud execrations.

From Domnei A Comedy of Woman-Worship by Cabell, James Branch

More thanks to Bracciolini's precautions, these two got safely from the confines of San' Alessandro, and afterward from the city of Megaris.

From Domnei A Comedy of Woman-Worship by Cabell, James Branch

The survivors therefore fled, having no choice, through the fields east of Megaris.

From Figures of Earth by Cabell, James Branch

The Spartans were soon called from Attica to protect their homes, and Pericles himself, at the lead of a large force, spread desolation over the little territory of Megaris.

From Mosaics of Grecian History by Willson, Marcius

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