Boeotian

[ bee-oh-shuhn ]

adjective

1. of or relating to Boeotia or its inhabitants.
2. dull; obtuse; without cultural refinement.

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Boeotia.
2. a dull, obtuse person; Philistine.

Boeotian

/ bɪˈəʊʃɪən /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Boeotia, a region of ancient Greece

adjective

1. of or relating to Boeotia or its inhabitants

Word History and Origins

Origin of Boeotian¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; Boeoti(a) + -an

Example Sentences

The Old-Dorian Hercules is represented in three cycles of myth, the Argive, the Boeotian and the Thessalian; the legends of Arcadia, Aetolia, Lydia, &c., and Italy are either local or symbolical and comparatively late.

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The Catalogue of the Ships begins with Boeotia; the list of Boeotian towns is much the longest; and they sail, not from the bay of Argos, but from the Boeotian harbour of Aulis.

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An almost identical story was current in the neighbourhood of Tilphossa, a Boeotian spring.

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The seasons and the labours of the Boeotian farmer’s year are followed by a list of the days which are lucky or unlucky for work.

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Federal unions had existed in Thessaly, in Boeotia and elsewhere, and the Boeotian league can be traced back at least to the 6th century.

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