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Boe⋅o⋅tian

  [bee-oh-shuhn]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to Boeotia or its inhabitants.
2. dull; obtuse; without cultural refinement.
–noun
3. a native or inhabitant of Boeotia.
4. a dull, obtuse person; Philistine.
Origin:
1590–1600; Boeoti(a) + -an
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Boe·o·tia   (bē-ō'shə, -shē-ə)   
An ancient region of Greece north of Attica and the Gulf of Corinth. The cities of the region formed the Boeotian League in the seventh century B.C. but were usually under the dominance of Thebes.
Boe·o'tian adj. & n.
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Boeotian 
1598, "ignorant, dull," from Boeotia, district around Thebes in ancient Greece, whose inhabitants were so characterized by their neighbors, the Athenians.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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