English Explanatory Dictionary

Peloponnese

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A peninsula in Greece, separated from mainland Europe by the Gulf of Corinth and connected to it by the Isthmus of Corinth.
  2. A periphery of Greece containing Achaea, Arcadia, Argolis, Corinthia, Elis, Laconia, and Messenia.

Pronunciation

/ˌpɛləpəˈniːz/ /ˌpɛləpəˈniːs/ /pɛˈlɒpəniːz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Peloponnese.wav

Word forms

Peloponnese

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos)bor. Latin Peloponnēsuslbor. English Peloponnese Learned borrowing from Latin Peloponnēsus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos).

Synonyms

Peloponnesus Morea

Related words

Peloponnesian Attica Central Greece Central Macedonia Crete East Macedonia and Thrace Epirus Ionian Islands North Aegean South Aegean Thessaly West Greece West Macedonia
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