/ Dictionary / Index P Plataea: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Pla•tae•a Pronunciation: (plu-tē'u), [key] — n. an ancient city in Greece, in Boeotia: Greeks defeated Persians here 479b.c. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: plataea (Thesaurus) Plata platband Related Content Daily Word Quiz: miscreant Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language