Definition of "Marathon"

A town in Attica, Greece, the site of the victory in 490 BC of heavily outnumbered Athenians against Persians.  examples

A place name elsewhere in the world:

1. A rural town in the Shire of Flinders, northern Queensland, Australia.  examples

2. A town in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada.  examples

3. A number of places in the United States:

   1. A city in the Florida Keys, Monroe County, Florida.  examples

   2. A minor city in Buena Vista County, Iowa.  examples

   3. A township in Lapeer County, Michigan.  examples

   4. A town and village therein, in Cortland County, New York.  examples

   5. An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Clermont County, Ohio.  examples

   6. A census-designated place in Brewster County, Texas.  examples

   7. A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.  examples