Pla·tae·a (pl -t  ) An ancient city of central Greece southwest of Thebes. It was the site of a major Greek victory over the Persians in 479 b.c. |
Plataea [pləˈtiːə]
n
(Placename) an ancient city in S Boeotia, traditionally an ally of Athens: scene of the defeat of a great Persian army by the Greeks in 479 bc
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| Noun | 1. | Plataea - a former town in Boeotia; site of a battle between the Greeks and Persians in 479 BC Boeotia - a district of ancient Greece to the northwest of Athens |
| 2. |  Plataea - a defeat of the Persian army by the Greeks at Plataea in 479 BCBoeotia - a district of ancient Greece to the northwest of Athens |
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