chersonese
Meanings
noun
- A peninsula.
name
- Synonym of Gallipoli: a peninsula in Turkey.
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Etymology
From Latin Chersonēsus, from Ancient Greek χερσόνησος (khersónēsos, “originally, the Gallipoli peninsula; later, any peninsula”), from χέρσος (khérsos, “dry land”) + νῆσος (nêsos, “island”).
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