Boeotian is an adjective or noun referring to someone from Boeotia, or pejoratively, someone dull or lacking in culture.
Béotien est un adjectif ou un nom désignant quelqu'un de la Béotie, ou de manière péjorative, quelqu'un de stupide ou de sans culture.
| Front | Boeotian /bee-O-shuhn/ |
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| Back | adjective 1. Of or relating to Boeotia or its citizens. 2. Dull; boorish. noun 1. A native of Boeotia. 2. A person who is dull or lacking in culture. [From Boeotia, a district in ancient Greece, noted for its thick air and the proverbial dullness of its people.] "She confides, 'I know the importance of symbolism and the value of making the right gestures'--a rare truth in this repetitive, fuddled, Boeotian and dispiriting autobiography." - H. Aram Veeser; Addicted to Privilege; The Nation (New York); Sep 30; 1996. |
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