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Definition of Boeotian
1. Adjective. Of or relating to ancient Boeotia or its people or to the dialect spoken there in classical times. "Boeotian dialects"
Definition of Boeotian
1. Adjective. Pertaining to Boeotia. ¹
2. Adjective. Stupid, foolish, dull-witted. ¹
3. Noun. An inhabitant or a resident of Boeotia. ¹
4. Noun. A dull or ignorant person. ¹
5. Proper noun. A dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Boeotia. ¹
6. Adjective. (archaic spelling of Boeotian#Adjective Boeotian) ¹
7. Noun. (archaic spelling of Boeotian#Noun Boeotian) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Boeotian
1. Of or pertaining to Boeotia; hence, stupid; dull; obtuse. A native of Boeotia; also, one who is dull and ignorant. Origin: L. Boeotia, Gr, noted for its moist, thick atmosphere, and the dullness and stupidity of its inhabitants. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Boeotian
Literary usage of Boeotian
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of Federal Government in Greece and Italy by Edward Augustus Freeman, John Bagnell Bury (1893)
"the practice of the Boeotian constitution is curiously illustrated by the ...
The League was a Boeotian body animated by a Theban soul; the devices of ..."
2. The History of Greece by Connop Thirlwall (1855)
"They had already, on their arrival in Thessaly, been met by Boeotian deputies,
who, being upbraided with the alliance which had been concluded with Perseus, ..."
3. A Short Manual of Comparative Philology for Classical Students by Peter Giles (1901)
"Boeotian 625. While Boeotian offers great resistance to loss of F, ... The Boeotian
method of representing its sounds after the introduction of the Ionic ..."
4. The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides, Henry Dale, Thomas Arnold (1873)
"up the treaty earnestly catered into the Boeotian negotiation ; they concluded
the alliance, when the winter was now closing und the spring at hand ; and Pa ..."
5. History of Federal Government from the Foundation of the Achaian League to by Edward Augustus Freeman (1863)
"As the Thebans consented to the required Boeotian recognition of independence,3
we may ... Boeotian city entered into the terms of the treaty as a sovereign ..."
6. The History of Greece by Connop Thirlwall (1855)
"Boeotian confederacy. to which the Thebans were prone, made music an essential
part of the instruction of youth.1 We hear of another Theban law, ..."
7. Introduction to the Study of the Greek Dialects: Grammar, Selected by Carl Darling Buck (1910)
"Another, but comparatively rare, spelling in Boeotian is о, ... Except in Boeotian
and Pamphylian ... Boeotian has a>, but et as for original 77 (16). ..."
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