Eretria

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UK/əˈɹiːtɹiə/

proper noun

A town in Euboea, Greece, facing the coast of Attica across the narrow South Euboean Gulf. It was an important polis in the 6th/5th century BC.

OriginAncient Greek Ἐρέτρῐᾰ (Erétrĭă) ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁-t- →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalA town in Euboea, Greece, facing the coast of Attica across the narrow South Euboean Gulf. It was an important polis in the 6th/5th century BC.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁reh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁reh₁-t-
  3. Ancient Greekἐρέτης (erétēs)
  4. Ancient GreekἘρέτρῐᾰ (Erétrĭă)
  5. EnglishEretria

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐρέτρῐᾰ (Erétrĭă, literally “city of the rowers”), from ἐρέτης (erétēs, “rower”) + -τρῐᾰ (-trĭă).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ἐρέτρια
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French Érétrie
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Greek Ερέτρια
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Italian Eretria
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Russian Эретрия
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Ukrainian Еретрія
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APA

Eretria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eretria

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“Eretria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eretria. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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