Boeotian

[ bee-oh-shuh n ]

/ biˈoʊ ʃən /

of or relating to Boeotia or its inhabitants.

dull; obtuse; without cultural refinement.

a native or inhabitant of Boeotia.

a dull, obtuse person; Philistine.

Origin of Boeotian

First recorded in 1590–1600; Boeoti(a) + -an

This was a certain Apollonides there present, who spoke in the Boeotian dialect.

Anabasis |Xenophon
This city had long been hated by Thebes as a deserter from her own league; it alone of Boeotian towns had not joined the Persians.

Authors of Greece |T. W. Lumb
This was a brigade of their Boeotian allies, which was posted low down the slope of Epipolae, outside the city walls.

The Fifteen Decisive Battles of The World From Marathon to Waterloo |Edward Creasy
The Thebans, again, were afraid of being compelled to let the Boeotian states go free.

Hellenica |Xenophon

Very true, said Cebes, laughing gently and speaking in his native Boeotian.

Phaedo |Plato

Boeotian

/ (bɪˈəʊʃɪən) /

a native or inhabitant of Boeotia, a region of ancient Greece

of or relating to Boeotia or its inhabitants