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CHAERONEA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Chaeronea mean?
• CHAERONEA (noun)
The noun CHAERONEA has 1 sense:
1. a battle in which Philip II of Macedon defeated the Athenians and Thebans (338 BC) and also Sulla defeated Mithridates (86 BC)
Familiarity information: CHAERONEA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A battle in which Philip II of Macedon defeated the Athenians and Thebans (338 BC) and also Sulla defeated Mithridates (86 BC)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Instance hypernyms:
pitched battle (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)
Domain region:
Ellas; Greece; Hellenic Republic (a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil)
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