PELOPONNESE

Meaning of PELOPONNESE in English

Pel ‧ o ‧ pon ‧ nese, the /ˌpeləpəˈniːs◂/ BrE AmE

the southern part of Greece, which is connected to the rest of Greece by the Isthmus of Corinth. The ancient state of ↑ Sparta was in the Peloponnese.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

PELOPONNESE — or Peloponnesus or Peloponnisos geographical name peninsula forming S part of mainland of Greece , Peloponnesian adjective or noun
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PELOPONNESE — Peninsula, forming the southern part of mainland Greece. A large, mountainous body of land jutting south into the Mediterranean Sea, …
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PELOPONNESE — n. Peloponnesus, large peninsula that makes up the southern part of Greece
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PELOPONNESE — geographical name or Pel·o·pon·ne·sus ˌpe-lə-pə-ˈnē-səs ; or Pel·o·pon·ni·sos ˌpe-lə-ˈpȯ-nē-ˌsȯs peninsula forming S part of mainland of Greece • Pel·o·pon·ne·sian ˌpə-lə-pə-ˈnē-zhən, …
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PELOPONNESE — also called Peloponnesus, Modern Greek Pelopnnisos peninsula of 8,278 square miles (21,439 square km), a large, mountainous body of land …
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PELOPONNESE — Peloponnese BrE AmE ˈpel əp ə niːs ˌ•••ˈ• AmE ˌpel əp ə ˈniːz -ˈniːs —Modern Greek Peloponnesos [ pe lo …
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PELOPONNESE — n. Peninsula, forming the southern part of mainland Greece. A large, mountainous body of land jutting south into the Mediterranean …
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PELOPONNESE — Peloponnese
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PELOPONNESE — Peloponnese
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PELOPONNESE — Пелопоннес
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PELOPONNESE — Peloponnese
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PELOPONNESE — Peloponnese
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PELOPONNESE — n. Pronunciation: ' pe-l ə -p ə - ˌ n ē z, - ˌ n ē s, ˌ pe-l ə …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PELOPONNESE, THE — Pel ‧ o ‧ pon ‧ nese, the /ˌpeləpəˈniːs◂/ BrE AmE the southern part of Greece, which is connected to …
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SPARTA — Modern Greek Spart, historically Lacedaemon ancient capital of the Laconia district of the southeastern Peloponnese, Greece, and capital of the …
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PHEIDON — flourished 7th century BC king of Argos, Argolis, who made his city an important power in the Peloponnese, Greece. The …
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MESSENIA, GULF OF — Modern Greek Messiniaks Klpos, formerly Gulf Of Korni, or Gulf Of Kalamta, gulf of the Ionian Sea in the noms …
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MESSENIA — Modern Greek Messina, ancient district and modern noms (department) of the southwestern Peloponnese, Greece, bounded on the east by the …
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LACONIA — city, seat of Belknap county, central New Hampshire, U.S., on the Winnipesaukee River and bordering Winnisquam Lake and Opechee and …
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KORINTHOS — English Corinth noms (department), straddling the junction of southern continental Greece and the Peloponnese. With an area of 884 sq …
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KALAMAI — also spelled Kalamta industrial city and port of the southern Peloponnese and capital of the noms (department) of Messenia, Greece. …
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GREEK INDEPENDENCE, WAR OF — (1821-32), rebellion of Greeks within the Ottoman Empire, a struggle which resulted in the establishment of an independent kingdom of …
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GREECE, HISTORY OF — history of the area from the Byzantine period, beginning about AD 300, to the present. For earlier periods, see Aegean …
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EPAMINONDAS — born c. 410 BC, , Thebes died 362, Mantineia Theban statesman and military tactician and leader who was largely responsible …
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DORIAN — any member of a major division of the ancient Greek people, distinguished by a well-marked dialect and by their subdivision, …
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CORINTH — Greek Krinthos, an ancient and a modern city of the Peloponnesus, in south-central Greece. The remains of the ancient city …
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ARTEMIS — in Greek religion, the goddess of wild animals, the hunt, and vegetation, and of chastity and childbirth; she was identified …
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ARGOS — Modern Greek rgos city in the noms (department) of Argolis, northeastern Peloponnese, Greece. It lies just north of the head …
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ANTIGONUS II GONATAS — born c. 320 BC died 239 king of Macedonia from 276 BC who rebuilt his kingdom's power and established its …
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ACHAEAN LEAGUE — 3rd-century-BC confederation of the towns of Achaea in ancient Greece. The 12 Achaean cities of the northern Peloponnese had organized …
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ACHAEA — Modern Greek Akhaa noms (department) and historic region of Greece on the north coast of the Peloponnese, south of the …
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