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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Ther•mop•y•lae (thər mop′ə lē′),USA pronunciation n. - Ancient History, Place Namesa pass in E Greece, between the cliffs of Mt. Oeta and the Gulf of Lamia: Persian defeat of the Spartans 480 b.c.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Thermopylae /θəˈmɒpəˌliː/ n - (in ancient Greece) a narrow pass between the mountains and the sea linking Locris and Thessaly: a defensible position on a traditional invasion route from N Greece; scene of a famous battle (480 bc) in which a greatly outnumbered Greek army under Leonidas fought to the death to delay the advance of the Persians during their attempted conquest of Greece
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