béotien

== French == === Etymology === From Béotie +‎ -ien. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /be.ɔ.sjɛ̃/ === Adjective === béotien (feminine béotienne, masculine plural béotiens, feminine plural béotiennes) (historical, relational) of Boeotia; Boeotian (by extension, derogatory) Boeotian, philistine (lacking in appreciation for art or culture) Synonyms: rustre, inculte ==== Derived terms ==== béotisme === Noun === béotien m (plural béotiens) Boeotian (dialect) (derogatory) Boeotian, philistine (informal) layperson === Further reading === “béotien”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012