Tanagra

American

[tan-uh-gruh, tuh-nag-ruh] / ˈtæn ə grə, təˈnæg rə /

noun

a town in ancient Greece, in Boeotia: Spartan victory over the Athenians 457 b.c.

Tanagra British

/ ˈtænəɡrə /

noun

a town in ancient Boeotia, famous for terracotta figurines of the same name, first discovered in its necropolis

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Greek television broadcast live the approach of the first six jets heading towards the Tanagra airbase near Athens.

From Reuters ● Jan. 19, 2022

"Welcome home," beamed a message from the Tanagra tower.

From Reuters ● Jan. 19, 2022

The Neuschwanstein catalogs listed 21,000 items, including choice canvases by Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Fragonard, Boucher, Veronese; boxes of exquisite Renaissance jewelry, fine Tanagra figurines, antique carved ivory clocks, rich tapestries.

From Time Magazine Archive

Instead of Tanagra figurines or Spanish silhouets, the characters were animated U. S. cartoons, drawn with so subtle a line that they seemed more lifelike than comic.

From Time Magazine Archive

Vase Room I., case 35, where there are many of these figures from Tanagra.

From Rambles and Studies in Greece by Mahaffy, J. P.

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