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Stagira

American  
[stuh-jahy-ruh] / stəˈdʒaɪ rə /
Also Stagiros

noun

  1. an ancient town in NE Greece, in Macedonia on the E Chalcidice peninsula: birthplace of Aristotle.


Stagira British  
/ stəˈdʒaɪrə /

noun

  1. an ancient city on the coast of Chalcidice in Macedonia: the birthplace of Aristotle

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Those were great times when the King came to Stagira!

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 by Hubbard, Elbert

From this date Aristotle probably spent much time at his paternal house in his native city at Stagira as a patriotic citizen.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various

He was born at Stagira, a city of Macedonia, in the first year of the 99th Olympiad.

From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

They reached a city called Stagira, which is surrounded by walls adorned with beautiful towers.

From The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc by Rudder, Robert S.

He assisted Aristotle in founding a school at his native place, Stagira.

From History of Education by Seeley, Levi