E·re·tri·a ( -r  tr- ) An ancient city of Greece on the southern coast of Euboea. Founded as an Ionian colony, it was destroyed by the Persians in 490 b.c. |
Eretria [ɪˈrɛtrɪə]
n
(Placename) an ancient city in Greece, on the S coast of Euboea: founded as an Ionian colony; destroyed by the Persians in 490 bc following which it never regained its former significance
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