Lelantine

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adjective

Designating the Lelantine Plain, a fertile plain on the Greek island of Euboea, between Chalcis and Eretria, and the Lelantine War said to have been fought over it.

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Meanings

adjectiveLelantine (not comparable)
  1. historicalnot comparableDesignating the Lelantine Plain, a fertile plain on the Greek island of Euboea, between Chalcis and Eretria, and the Lelantine War said to have been fought over it.

Origin

Presumably named for the Lelantos (now Lilas, Λίλας (Lílas)) River that runs through it, though ancient scholiasts derived it from the name of an otherwise unknown king Lelantos.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lelantine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lelantine.

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