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Boeotian
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Boeotian
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Boeotian
(also spelled
Beotian
) may refer to:
The people from
Boeotia
, a region of central
ancient Greece
One of several sub-dialects of the
Aeolic Greek
dialect of the
Greek language
, spoken by the
Boeotians
.
A
pejorative
toponym
, meaning stupid, backward or dull, coined by Ancient
Athenians
(see
Boeotia
).
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