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Definitions for Megara
[1] a city in ancient Greece: the chief city of Megaris.
[2] Classical Mythology . a daughter of Creon whose children were slain by her husband, Hercules, in a fit of madness.
[3] a building or semi-independent unit of a building, generally used as a living apartment and typically having a square or broadly rectangular principal chamber with a porch, often of columns in antis, and sometimes an antichamber or other small compartments.
[4] a town in E central Greece: an ancient trading city, founding many colonies in the 7th and 8th centuries bc. Pop: (municipality): 27 252 (2001)
[5] a tripartite rectangular room containing a central hearth surrounded by four pillars, found in Bronze Age Greece and Asia Minor
Origin of Megara
onFirst recorded in 1875–80, megaron is from the Greek word mégaron (in Homer) the principal living quarters of a palace
Other words from Megara
Me·gar·i·an , Me·gar·e·an [mjuh -gar -ee-uh n, me‐] /mdʒəˈgær i ən, mɛ‐/ , Me·gar·ic , adjective
Word origin for Megara
onfrom Greek, literally: hall, from megas large