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Tanagra

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Tan·a·gra  (tn-gr, t-ngr)
An ancient city of east-central Greece in eastern Boeotia. The Spartans defeated Athenian forces here in 457 b.c.

Tanagra [ˈtænəgrə]
n
(Placename) a town in ancient Boeotia, famous for terracotta figurines of the same name, first discovered in its necropolis


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She had all the delicate grace of that Tanagra figurine that you have in your studio, Basil.
But she is really like a Tanagra statuette, and would be rather annoyed if she were told so.
 
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