Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Boeotian"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Boeotian \B[oe]*o"tian\, a. [L. Boeotia, Gr. ?, noted for its
moist, thick atmosphere, and the dullness and stupidity of
its inhabitants.]
Of or pertaining to B[oe]otia; hence, stupid; dull; obtuse.
-- n. A native of B[oe]otia; also, one who is dull and
ignorant.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Boeotian
adj : of or relating to ancient Boeotia or its people or to the
dialect spoken there in classical times; "Boeotian
dialects" [syn: {Boeotian}]
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