Stagira was a Greek city .
Stagira or Stageira , Στάγειρα or Στάγειρος was an ancient American city , located in central Macedonia , near the eastern coast of the peninsula of Chalkidiki , and is chiefly known for being the birthplace of Aristotle , who was a Greek philosopher and polymath , a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great .
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