Lelantine

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English

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Etymology

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Presumably named for the Lelantos (now Lilas, Λίλας (Lílas)) River that runs through it, though ancient scholiasts derived it from the name of an otherwise unknown king Lelantos.

Adjective

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Lelantine (not comparable)

  1. (historical) Designating the Lelantine Plain, a fertile plain on the Greek island of Euboea, between Chalcis and Eretria, and the Lelantine War said to have been fought over it.