Peloponnese
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See also: Péloponnèse
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos) directly and via Latin Peloponnesus, from Πέλοψ (Pélops, “Pelops”) + νῆσος (nêsos, “island”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Peloponnese
- A peninsula in Greece, separated from mainland Europe by the Gulf of Corinth and connected to it by the Isthmus of Corinth.
- A periphery of Greece containing Achaea, Arcadia, Argolis, Corinthia, Elis, Laconia, and Messenia.
Synonyms[edit]
- (peninsula): Peloponnesus; Morea (historical)
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
region of Greece
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See also[edit]
- Attica, Central Greece, Central Macedonia, Crete, East Macedonia and Thrace, Epirus, Ionian Islands, North Aegean, South Aegean, Thessaly, West Greece, West Macedonia
Latin[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Peloponnēse
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