English noun: Thermopylae | |||
| 1. | Thermopylae (act) a famous battle in 480 BC; a Greek army under Leonidas was annihilated by the Persians who were trying to conquer Greece | ||
| Synonyms | battle of Thermopylae | ||
| Instance hypernym | pitched battle | ||
| Domain region | Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic | ||