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E⋅re⋅tri⋅a

[i-ree-tree-uh]
–noun
an ancient city in Greece, on the W coast of the island of Euboea: destroyed by the Persians in 490 B.C.
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E·re·tri·a   (ě-rē'trē-ə)   
An ancient city of Greece on the southern coast of Euboea. Founded as an Ionian colony, it was destroyed by the Persians in 490 B.C.
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