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plataea

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables
plataea
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient Greek city-state situated in Boeotia near the frontier with Attica at the foot of Mt. Cithaeron, between the mountain and the river Asopus, which divided its territory from that of Thebes.

Etymology

Ancient Greek Πλάταια (Plátaia)

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Πλάταια

Derived Forms

Plataean

Questions

What does plataea mean?
An ancient Greek city-state situated in Boeotia near the frontier with Attica at the foot of Mt. Cithaeron, between the mountain and the river Asopus, which divided its territory from that of Thebes.
Where does plataea come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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