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Dēmētrĭas , ădis, f.
I. Gr. Δημητριάς, a city in Thessaly (Pelasgiotis), newly colonized by Demetrius Poliorcetes, formerly called Pagasae, now Volo, Plin. 4, 8, 15, § 29; Liv. 27, 23 fin.; 28, 5; 39, 23.—
B. Hence, Dēmētrĭacus , a, um, of Demetrias: “sinus,” Liv. 28, 5 fin. (al. Demetraicus).—
II. A sort of plant, Ap. Herb. 3.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 4.29
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 27, 23
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 28, 5
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 39, 23
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