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lelantine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lelan-tine
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Designating the Lelantine Plain, a fertile plain on the Greek island of Euboea, between Chalcis and Eretria, and the Lelantine War said to have been fought over it.

Etymology

Presumably named for the Lelantos (now Lilas, Λίλας (Lílas)) River that runs through it, though ancient scholiasts derived it from the name of an otherwise unknown king Lelantos.

Questions

What does lelantine mean?
Designating the Lelantine Plain, a fertile plain on the Greek island of Euboea, between Chalcis and Eretria, and the Lelantine War said to have been fought over it.
Where does lelantine come from?
Presumably named for the Lelantos (now Lilas, Λίλας (Lílas)) River that runs through it, though ancient scholiasts derived it from the name of an otherwise unknown king Lelantos.

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