English Explanatory Dictionary

Tsakonia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. the area of Tsakonian villages in the Peloponnese, Greece, where Tsakonian language is spoken. The medieval villages were situated in Laconia; later, inhabitants moved north, to Cynouria area, in Arcadia.

Pronunciation

/tsəˈkəʊ.ni.ə/ /tsəˈkoʊ.ni.ə/

Word forms

Tsakonia Tsaconia

Etymology

Transliteration of Modern Greek Τσακωνιά (Tsakoniá), and Medieval Τσακωνία (Tsakōnía).

Related words

Tsakonian
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