how to pronounce béotien

/be.ɔ.sjɛ̃/

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béotien is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of béotien in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… moment je suis un béotien je connais je …”

meanings of béotien

noun:

Boeotian.
Boeotian, philistine.
Layperson.

adjective:

Boeotian (Pertaining to Boeotia).
Boeotian, philistine (lacking in appreciation for art or culture).

béotien frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word béotien occurs in french on average 0.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.