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Thermopylae.

A narrow pass on the east-central coast of Greece adjacent to the Maliakos Gulf, northwest of Athens. Its name is derived from its hot sulphur springs. It was the site of the Battle of Thermopylae, at which the Spartan King Leonidas stood off, for a time, the Persian armies of Xerxes.

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name/θɚˈmɑpɪli/General-American/θəˈmɒpɪli/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A narrow pass on the east-central coast of Greece adjacent to the Maliakos Gulf, northwest of Athens. Its name is derived from its hot sulphur springs. It was the site of the Battle of Thermopylae, at which the Spartan King Leonidas stood off, for a time, the Persian armies of Xerxes.

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From Latin Thermopylae, from Ancient Greek Θερμοπύλαι (Thermopúlai).

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