Peloponnese

//ˌpɛləpəˈniːs// name

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Definitions

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

Synonyms

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moreapeloponnesian peninsulapeloponnesus

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"Surrounded by pine-covered mountains of the southern Peloponnese region, audiences can clearly hear the sounds of birds and crickets along with the protests of people who were locked out of the theater for arriving too late."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pelH-der. Ancient Greek πέλλος (péllos) Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷs Proto-Hellenic *ókʷs Ancient Greek ὤψ (ṓps) Ancient Greek Πέλοψ (Pélops) Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos) Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos)bor. Latin Peloponnēsuslbor. English Peloponnese Learned borrowing from Latin Peloponnēsus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos), from Πέλοψ (Pélops) + νῆσος (nêsos).

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central greececentral macedoniaeast macedonia and thraceionian islandsnorth aegeansouth aegeanwest greecewest macedonia

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