Marathon

Etymology
From. .

Proper noun

 * , the site of the victory in 490 BC of heavily outnumbered Athenians against Persians.
 * 1) A place name elsewhere in the world:

Translations

 * Armenian: Մարաթոն
 * Czech:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: Μαραθών
 * Icelandic: Maraþon
 * Italian: Maratona
 * Japanese: マラトーン, マラトン
 * Latin: Marathōn
 * Portuguese: Maratona
 * Russian:

Etymology
, from, perhaps from , referring to the prevalence of the plant in the area.

Noun

 * 1)  marathon

Etymology
From.