noun
Thebes defeated Sparta in 371 BC; the battle ended Sparta's military supremacy in Greece
• Syn: ↑battle of Leuctra
• Regions: ↑Greece, ↑Hellenic Republic, ↑Ellas
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑pitched battle
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/loohk"treuh/, n.
a town in ancient Greece, in Boeotia: Thebans defeated Spartans here 371 B.C.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.