HyperDic: chaeronea

English > 1 sense of the word Chaeronea:
NOUNactChaeroneaa battle in which Philip II of Macedon defeated the Athenians and Thebans (338 BC) and also Sulla defeated Mithridates (86 BC)
English > Chaeronea: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA battle in which Philip II of Macedon defeated the Athenians and Thebans (338 BC) and also Sulla defeated Mithridates (86 BC).
Instance ofpitched battleA fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
RegionGreece, Hellenic Republic, EllasA republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula
Spanishbatalla de Queronea, Queronea
CatalanQueronea

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