CHAERONEA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Chaeronea mean? 

• CHAERONEA (noun)
  The noun CHAERONEA has 1 sense:

1. a battle in which Philip II of Macedon defeated the Athenians and Thebans (338 BC) and also Sulla defeated Mithridates (86 BC)

  Familiarity information: CHAERONEA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHAERONEA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A battle in which Philip II of Macedon defeated the Athenians and Thebans (338 BC) and also Sulla defeated Mithridates (86 BC)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Instance hypernyms:

pitched battle (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)

Domain region:

Ellas; Greece; Hellenic Republic (a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil)