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Pronunciation
- /θɚˈmɑpɪli/ (General-American)
- /θəˈmɒpɪli/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Latin Thermopylae, from Ancient Greek Θερμοπύλαι (Thermopúlai).
Meanings
- A narrow pass on the east-central coast of Greece adjacent to the Maliakos Gulf, northwest of Athens. Its name is derived from its hot sulphur springs. It was the site of the Battle of Thermopylae, at which the Spartan King Leonidas stood off, for a time, the Persian armies of Xerxes.
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Translations (19)
de Thermopylen (narrow pass in eastern Greece) · it Termopili (narrow pass in eastern Greece) · pl Termopile (narrow pass in eastern Greece) · ja テルモピュライ (narrow pass in eastern Greece) · ga Bearnas Thearmápalae (narrow pass in eastern Greece) · ru Фермопи́лы (narrow pass in eastern Greece) · cmn 温泉关 (narrow pass in eastern Greece) · el Θερμοπύλες (narrow pass in eastern Greece) · mr थर्मोपाय्ले (narrow pass in eastern Greece) · grc Θερμοπύλαι (narrow pass in eastern Greece) · ga Tearmápalae (narrow pass in eastern Greece) · fr Thermopyles (narrow pass in eastern Greece) · bg Термопили (narrow pass in eastern Greece) · la Thermopylae (narrow pass in eastern Greece) · is Laugaskarð (narrow pass in eastern Greece) · pt Termópilas (narrow pass in eastern Greece) · es Termópilas (narrow pass in eastern Greece) · da Thermopylæ (narrow pass in eastern Greece) · hy Թերմոպիլե (narrow pass in eastern Greece)