Ther·mop·y·lae (th r-m p -l ) A narrow pass of east-central Greece. It was the site of an unsuccessful Spartan stand against the Persians in 480 b.c. |
Thermopylae [θəˈmɒpəˌliː]
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(Placename) (in ancient Greece) a narrow pass between the mountains and the sea linking Locris and Thessaly: a defensible position on a traditional invasion route from N Greece; scene of a famous battle (480 bc) in which a greatly outnumbered Greek army under Leonidas fought to the death to delay the advance of the Persians during their attempted conquest of Greece
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| Noun | 1. |  Thermopylae - a famous battle in 480 BC; a Greek army under Leonidas was annihilated by the Persians who were trying to conquer GreeceEllas, Greece, Hellenic Republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil |
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