Marathonian
/marəˈθəʊnɪən/adjective
Of or relating to Marathon or the battle of Marathon (490 b.c.).
noun
A native of Marathon. rare.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in John Abbot (1587-8–c1650), Roman Catholic priest and poet. From Marathon, the name of a town in Greece + -ian.
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- berth
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- berthing
- Bertillon, Alphonse
- Bertolucci, Bernardo
- be running on empty
- be run off one's feet
- be rushed (or run) off one's feet
- Berwickshire
- Berwick-upon-Tweed
- Berwyn
- beryl
- berylliosis
- beryllium
- Berzelius, Jöns Jakob
- Bes
- Besant, Annie
- Besançon
- be saved by the bell
- Beschloss, Michael
- beseech
- beseecher
- beseechingly
- be seeing double