MEGARA

Meaning of MEGARA in English

— Megarian, Megarean /mjeuh gar"ee euhn, me-/ , Megaric , adj.

/meg"euhr euh/ , n.

1. a city in ancient Greece: the chief city of Megaris.

2. Class. Myth. a daughter of Creon whose children were slain by her husband, Hercules, in a fit of madness.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

MEGARA — geographical name city & port Greece on Saronic Gulf W of Athens population 17,294; chief town of ancient , Megarian …
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MEGARA — Port city (pop., 1991: urban agglom., 20,403), Greece. Situated on the Saronic Gulf and west of Athens, it served as …
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MEGARA — geographical name city & port Greece on Saronic Gulf W of Athens population 17,294; chief town of ancient Meg·a·ris ˈme-gə-rəs …
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MEGARA — Modern Greek Mgara, ancient and modern settlement on the Saronic Gulf within Attica noms (department) of Greece. Modern Megara sits …
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MEGARA — Megara, m\~ BrE AmE ˈmeɡ ə r ə
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MEGARA — n. Port city (pop., 1991: urban agglom., 20,403), Greece. Situated on the Saronic Gulf and west of Athens, it served …
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MEGARA — n. Pronunciation: ' me-g ə -r ə Function: geographical name city & port Greece on Saronic Gulf W of Athens …
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MEGARA HYBLAEA — ancient city on the east coast of Sicily, 12 miles (19 km) north of Syracuse, founded about 728 BC by …
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MEGARIAN — adjective Date: 1603 of or relating to a Socratic school of philosophy founded by Euclid of Megara and noted for …
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ZENO OF CITIUM — born с 335, Citium, Cyprus died с 263 BC, Athens Greek philosopher, founder of Stoicism . He went to Athens …
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SARONIC GULF — Gulf of the Aegean Sea , southeastern coast of Greece. Some 50 mi (80 km) long and 30 mi (50 …
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PLATO — orig. Aristocles born 428/427, Athens, or Aegina, Greece died 348/347 BC, Athens Greek philosopher, who with his teacher Socrates and …
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PERICLES — born с 495, Athens died 429 BC, Athens Athenian general and statesman largely responsible for the full development of Athenian …
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MEGARIAN SCHOOL — or Megarics School of philosophy founded in Greece in the early 4th century BC by Eucleides of Megara died с …
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MEGARIAN — I. meˈga(a)rēən, mə̇ˈ- adjective also me·gar·e·an “, |megə|rēən Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: megarian from Megara, city of ancient Greece (from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MEGARIC — meˈgarik, mə̇ˈ- adjective or noun Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin megaricus, from Greek megarikos, from Megara, Greece + Greek -ikos …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MEGARIC — (a.) Belonging, or pertaining, to Megara, a city of ancient Greece.
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MEGARIC — ( a. ) Belonging, or pertaining, to Megara, a city of ancient Greece.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MEGARON — /meg"euh ron'/ , n. , pl. megara /-euhr euh/ , megarons . (in pre-Hellenic Greek architecture) a building or semi-independent …
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ALCATHOUS — /al kath"oh euhs/ , n. Class. Myth. 1. a son of Pelops and Hippodamia who married Euachme and became king …
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MEGARIAN — adjective Date: 1603 : of or relating to a Socratic school of philosophy founded by Euclid of Megara and noted …
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MEGARIC — adj belonging, or pertaining, to megara, a city of ancient greece.
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MEGARIAN — [Me.gar.i.an] adj (1603): of or relating to a Socratic school of philosophy founded by Euclid of Megara and noted for …
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ANCIENT GREEK CIVILIZATION — the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 …
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SELINUS — Greek Selinous, ancient Greek city on the southern coast of Sicily, 8 miles (13 km) southeast of modern Castelvetrano. It …
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NISUS — in Greek mythology, a son of King Pandion of Megara. His name was given to the Megarian port of Nisaea. …
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LELANTINE WAR — conflict arising during the late 8th century BC from colonial disputes and trade rivalry between the Greek cities of Chalcis …
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ISTANBUL — Turkish Istanbul, formerly Constantinople, ancient Byzantium largest city and seaport in Turkey. Strategically situated on a hilly triangular peninsula at …
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SCYLLA — [Greek heroic] In Greek legend, Scylla is the name of a daughter of King Nisus of Megara. She promised her …
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NISUS — [Greek heroic] The king of Megara and founder of Megara's harbor Nisaea. When one day Minos besieged Megara, Nisus' daughter …
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ALCATHOUS — [Greek heroic] The son of Pelops and Hippodamia. The king of Megara, Megareus, gave him the hand of his daughter …
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