Thermopylae

Ther·mop·y·lae
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US/θɚˈmɑpɪli/UK/θəˈmɒpɪli/

proper noun

A narrow pass on the east-central coast of Greece adjacent to the Maliakos Gulf, northwest of Athens. Its name is derived from its hot sulphur springs. It was the site of the Battle of Thermopylae, at which the Spartan King Leonidas stood off, for a time, the Persian armies of Xerxes.

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Hot Gates
OriginLatin Thermopylae ← Ancient Greek Θερμοπύλαι →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A narrow pass on the east-central coast of Greece adjacent to the Maliakos Gulf, northwest of Athens. Its name is derived from its hot sulphur springs. It was the site of the Battle of Thermopylae, at which the Spartan King Leonidas stood off, for a time, the Persian armies of Xerxes.

    Synonyms: Hot Gates

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA narrow pass on the east-central coast of Greece adjacent to the Maliakos Gulf, northwest of Athens. Its name is derived from its hot sulphur springs. It was the site of the Battle of Thermopylae, at which the Spartan King Leonidas stood off, for a time, the Persian armies of Xerxes.

Similar
Hot Gates
Also see
hot gates

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΘερμοπύλαι
  2. LatinThermopylae
  3. EnglishThermopylae

From Latin Thermopylae, from Ancient Greek Θερμοπύλαι (Thermopúlai).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Θερμοπύλαι
  • Θερμοπύλαι (Thermopúlai)narrow pass in eastern Greece
Bulgarian Термопили
  • Термопили (Termopili)narrow pass in eastern Greece
Chinese Mandarin 温泉关
  • 温泉关narrow pass in eastern Greece
Danish Thermopylæ
  • Thermopylænarrow pass in eastern Greece
French Thermopyles
  • Thermopylesnarrow pass in eastern Greece
German Thermopylen
  • Thermopylennarrow pass in eastern Greece
Greek Θερμοπύλες
  • Θερμοπύλες (Thermopýles)narrow pass in eastern Greece
Icelandic Laugaskarð
  • Laugaskarðnarrow pass in eastern Greece
Irish Tearmápalae, Bearnas Thearmápalae
  • Tearmápalaenarrow pass in eastern Greece
  • Bearnas Thearmápalaenarrow pass in eastern Greece
Italian Termopili
  • Termopilinarrow pass in eastern Greece
Japanese テルモピュライ
  • テルモピュライ (terumopyurai)narrow pass in eastern Greece
Latin Thermopylae
  • Thermopylaenarrow pass in eastern Greece
Polish Termopile
  • Termopilenarrow pass in eastern Greece
Portuguese Termópilas
  • Termópilasnarrow pass in eastern Greece
Russian Фермопи́лы
  • Фермопи́лы (Fermopíly)narrow pass in eastern Greece
Spanish Termópilas
  • Termópilasnarrow pass in eastern Greece
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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