a district of ancient Greece to the northwest of Athens
A district of Ancient Greece, formerly renowned for the proverbial stupidity of its inhabitants; now, a district in east Central Greece, situated on the peninsula, west of Euboea, north of Attica and Megaris, and east of Phokis. The present-day capital of the prefecture is Levadeia.
The word comes from the Latin Boeotia, which was borrowed directly from the Ancient Greek Boiōtía. It originally referred to the historical region of Boeotia in central Greece.