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Eretria meaning

A town in Euboea, Greece, facing the coast of Attica across the narrow South Euboean Gulf. It was an important polis in the 6th/5th century BC.

Using Eretria

  • The main meaning on this page is: A town in Euboea, Greece, facing the coast of Attica across the narrow South Euboean Gulf. It was an important polis in the 6th/5th century BC.
  • In the example corpus, eretria often appears in combinations such as: and eretria.

Context around Eretria

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

384 1× capture 1×

Sentence patterns with Eretria

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and capture eretria 1× athens and eretria 1× chalcis and eretria and he 1× fall of eretria a few 1× p 384 eretria according to 1× relation with eretria to work 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a dictionary of 1× in his address 1× in response to 1× plutarch identified this 1× reaching euboea in 1× the fall of 1×

Common sentence endings:

and capture eretria 1× athens and eretria 1× establish its oracle 1× in the country 1× late for hesiod 1× to the persians 1×

Words around Eretria

Just before it in the word index:

eretmochelys 3 eres 2 erera 2 erenumab 3 erent 3 erens 3

Just after it in the word index:

eretrians 2 eretz 27 erev 8 erewa 39 erewash 6 erewhon 12

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 aapp 8

Corpus analysis for Eretria

  • In this selection, "eretria" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, 384 and capture stand out and add context to how "eretria" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and capture eretria and athens and eretria. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "eretria" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with eretria

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

In response to this raid, Darius swore to burn down Athens and Eretria. (13 words)

Reaching Euboea in mid-summer after a successful campaign in the Aegean, the Persians proceeded to besiege and capture Eretria. (20 words)

The fall of Eretria a few weeks earlier, in late summer just after the collecting of the crops, should have provided plenty of supplies to the Persians. (27 words)

Longer example sentences

Plutarch identified this Amphidamas with the hero of the Lelantine War between Chalcis and Eretria and he concluded that the passage must be an interpolation into Hesiod's original work, assuming that the Lelantine War was too late for Hesiod. (40 words)

A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, John Murray, London, 1875. p. 384 * Eretria : According to the Homeric hymn to Apollo, the god arrived to the plain, seeking for a location to establish its oracle. (35 words)

In his address the Prime Minister pledged to build peaceful diplomatic relation with Eretria, to work for inclusive development, compact against corruption and widen the democratic environment in the country. (30 words)

Example sentences (6)

In his address the Prime Minister pledged to build peaceful diplomatic relation with Eretria, to work for inclusive development, compact against corruption and widen the democratic environment in the country.

A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, John Murray, London, 1875. p. 384 * Eretria : According to the Homeric hymn to Apollo, the god arrived to the plain, seeking for a location to establish its oracle.

In response to this raid, Darius swore to burn down Athens and Eretria.

Plutarch identified this Amphidamas with the hero of the Lelantine War between Chalcis and Eretria and he concluded that the passage must be an interpolation into Hesiod's original work, assuming that the Lelantine War was too late for Hesiod.

Reaching Euboea in mid-summer after a successful campaign in the Aegean, the Persians proceeded to besiege and capture Eretria.

The fall of Eretria a few weeks earlier, in late summer just after the collecting of the crops, should have provided plenty of supplies to the Persians.

Common combinations with eretria

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "eretria" in a sentence?
An example: "In his address the Prime Minister pledged to build peaceful diplomatic relation with Eretria, to work for inclusive development, compact against corruption and widen the democratic environment in the country." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "eretria" from authentic English texts.
What does "eretria" mean?
Eretria means: A town in Euboea, Greece, facing the coast of Attica across the narrow South Euboean Gulf. It was an important polis in the 6th/5th century BC.
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