Eretria

[ ih-ree-tree-uh ]

/ ɪˈri tri ə /

noun

an ancient city in Greece, on the W coast of the island of Euboea: destroyed by the Persians in 490 B.C.

Example sentences from the Web for eretria

Eretria was the birthplace of the tragedian Achaeus and of the “Megarian” philosopher Menedemus.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 |Various
By making trips enough we could by means of this weak creature get over to Basiliko, and then perhaps still get on to Eretria.

Vacation days in Greece |Rufus B. Richardson
It existed for a very short time and was then transferred by Menedemus to Eretria, where it became known as the Eretrian school.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 |Various
From Eretria, which was flourishing at that time, came Lysanias; he was the only one from Eubœa.

Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honor |William Somerset Maugham

Once landed we seemed near Eretria, but here our vicissitudes thickened.

Vacation days in Greece |Rufus B. Richardson

British Dictionary definitions for eretria

Eretria

/ (ɪˈrɛtrɪə) /

noun

an ancient city in Greece, on the S coast of Euboea: founded as an Ionian colony; destroyed by the Persians in 490 bc following which it never regained its former significance

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