HyperDic: battle_of_plataea

English > 1 sense of the expression battle of Plataea:
NOUNactbattle of Plataea, Plataeaa defeat of the Persian army by the Greeks at Plataea in 479 BC
English > battle of Plataea: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA defeat of the Persian army by the Greeks at Plataea in 479 BC.
SynonymPlataea
Instance ofpitched battleA fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
RegionBoeotiaA district of ancient Greece to the northwest of Athens
Spanishbatalla de Platea, Platea
CatalanPlatea

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