Definition of Plataea - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

battle site

TECH.

site of a Greek victory over Persians in 479 BC

TECH.

The Battle of Plataea was a turning point in the war.

battlefield

history

TECH.

ancient city in Boeotia, ally of Athens

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Plataea was a key ally of Athens.

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Origin of Plataea

Greek, Plataia (ancient city)

Examples of Plataea in a sentence

Plataea is remembered as a pivotal moment in history.
The ruins of Plataea attract many historians.
Plataea played a significant role in ancient wars.

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French:Platées, Plataea, ...
German:Plataiai, ...
Italian:Platea, ...
Spanish:Platea, ...
Portuguese:Plateia, ...
Chinese:普拉提亚, ...
Japanese:プラタイア, ...
Arabic:بَلاتِيا, ...
Hebrew:פְּלַטֵאָה, פְּלָאטֵאָה, ...
Russian:Платеи, ...
Ukrainian:Платеї, Платея, ...
Hindi:प्लेटिया, ...
Bengali:প্লাতেয়া, প্লাতাইয়া, ...
Catalan:Platees, ...
Czech:Plataje, ...
Danish:Plataea, ...
Dutch:Plataea, ...
Greek:Πλαταιαί, Πλαταιές, ...
Hungarian:Plataiai, Plataia, ...
Khmer:ផ្លាតេអា, ...
Korean:플라타이아, ...
Persian:پلاته, ...
Polish:Plateje, ...
Portuguese (BR):Plataea, Plataia, ...
Romanian:Plataea, ...
Swedish:Plataiai, ...
Thai:พลาทีอา, ...
Turkish:Platea, Plataea, ...
Vietnamese:Plataea, ...

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