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Megaris

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[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

Megaris, another small State, was at the west of Attica, between the Corinthian and the Saronican gulfs.

From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John

Demetrios rode unhelmeted, intending that these snarling little people of Megaris should plainly see the man whom they most feared and hated.

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

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

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