Plataean

adjective

Pla·​tae·​an pləˈtēən 

: of or relating to Plataea, a city of Boeotia in ancient Greece

Plataean noun

plural Plataeans

Word History

Etymology

Latin plataeeus plataean (from Plataeae Plataea, from Greek Plataiai) + English -an

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Rhymes for Plataean

• aegean
• boolean
• korean
• linnaean
• lycian
• plebeian
• protean
• ruffian
• wolffian
• adlerian
• caesarian
• cyclopean