mantinea (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Mantinea*:
NOUN	act	Mantinea, Mantineia	the site of three famous battles among Greek city-states

English > *Mantinea*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	The site of three famous battles among Greek city-states: in 418 BC and 362 BC and 207 BC.
Synonym	Mantineia
Instance of	pitched battle	A fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
Region	Greece, Hellenic Republic, Ellas	A republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula
Spanish	batalla de Mantinea, Mantinea
Catalan	Mantinea, Mantineia

HyperDic: mantinea