Tanagra

Tan·a·gra

[tan-uh-gruh, tuh-nag-ruh]
noun
a town in ancient Greece, in Boeotia: Spartan victory over the Athenians 457 b.c.
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Tanagra (ˈtænəɡrə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a town in ancient Boeotia, famous for terracotta figurines of the same name, first discovered in its necropolis

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