Plataea

Definitions of Plataea
  1. noun
    a former town in Boeotia; site of a battle between the Greeks and Persians in 479 BC
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    town
    an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
  2. noun
    a defeat of the Persian army by the Greeks at Plataea in 479 BC
    synonyms: battle of Plataea
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    pitched battle
    a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
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