Boeotian

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /biːˈəʊʃən/

Adjective

Boeotian

1. (historical) Pertaining to Boeotia.
   • 2002, Robert E. Gaebel, Cavalry Operations in the Ancient Greek World, University of Oklahoma Press (ISBN 9780806133652), page 140

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2. (by extension) Stupid, foolish, dull-witted.
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   • 1886, Henry James, The Bostonians

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Translations

• French: béotien
• German: böotisch
• Italian: aonio, beotico, beota
• Portuguese: beócio
• Spanish: beocio

Translations

• French: béotien
• Italian: beota
• Portuguese: beócio
• Spanish: tarado, simplón

Noun

Boeotian (plural Boeotians)

1. (historical) An inhabitant or a resident of Boeotia.
2. (by extension) A dull or ignorant person.

Translations

• French: Béotien
• German: Böotier, Böotierin
• Portuguese: beócio
• Spanish: beocio

Translations

• French: béotien
• Portuguese: beócio
• Spanish: tarado, simplón

Proper noun

1. (historical) A dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Boeotia.

Translations

• German: Böotisch

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