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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An ancient city of Greek Macedonia. It was the birthplace of Aristotle.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an ancient town of Greece where Aristotle was born
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Examples
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Just as Socrates had taught Plato and Plato in turn had instructed Aristotle, now the philosopher from Stagira would show Alexander the wonders of the universe.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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Just as Socrates had taught Plato and Plato in turn had instructed Aristotle, now the philosopher from Stagira would show Alexander the wonders of the universe.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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Just as Socrates had taught Plato and Plato in turn had instructed Aristotle, now the philosopher from Stagira would show Alexander the wonders of the universe.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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Aristotle [Aristoteli Stagiritae] "To Aristotle of Stagira, for the philosophy handed down in the proper and exact manner, Federico placed this out of gratitude."
Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008
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Aristotle was born in the town of Stagira on the coast of the Chalkidike peninsula, part of an area originally colonized by the Greek city-state of Chalkis.
About Aristotle 2007
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Given this difficult position, historians and Aristotelian scholars have sifted through the scraps of information relating to Aristotleis life and have produced a generally accepted account of his activities from his birth in Stagira in 384 BCE to his death 62 years later in Chalkis on the isle of Euboea in 322 BCE.
About Aristotle 2007
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Also Aristotle of Stagira, Theophrastus, and many other important Peripatetic philosophers wrote the same thing.
The Chicago Blog: An excerpt from The Birthday Book by Censorinus 2007
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Aristotle was born in Stagira on the northern Aegean coast in 384BC.
Aristotle's Biology Lennox, James 2006
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Aristotle was born in Stagira in northern Greece, and that's why he's sometimes referred to as the Stagyrite also, Stagirite.
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Aristotle was born in Stagira in northern Greece, and that's why he's sometimes referred to as the Stagyrite also, Stagirite.
March 2005 2005
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