THERMOPYLAE


Meaning of THERMOPYLAE in English

/theuhr mop"euh lee'/ , n.

a pass in E Greece, between the cliffs of Mt. Oeta and the Gulf of Lamia: Persian defeat of the Spartans 480 B.C.

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