MESSENIA, GULF OF

Meaning of MESSENIA, GULF OF in English

Function: geographical name

inlet of the Mediterranean S Greece on S coast of Peloponnese

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

MESSENIA, GULF OF — geographical name inlet of the Mediterranean S Greece on S coast of Peloponnese
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MESSENIA, GULF OF — Gulf of the Ionian Sea, on the coast of the southwestern Peloponnese , Greece. On the west side of the …
Английский словарь Британика
MESSENIA, GULF OF — inlet of the Mediterranean S Greece on S coast of Peloponnese
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MESSENIA, GULF OF — Modern Greek Messiniaks Klpos, formerly Gulf Of Korni, or Gulf Of Kalamta, gulf of the Ionian Sea in the noms …
Britannica English vocabulary
MESSENIA, GULF OF — Gulf of the Ionian Sea, on the coast of the southwestern Peloponnese , Greece. On the west side of the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GULF — I Any large coastal indentation, similar to a bay but larger. Most existing gulfs were formed or greatly extended as …
Английский словарь Британика
MESSENIA — geographical name region S Greece in SW Peloponnese bordering on Ionian Sea
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GULF — I. ˈgəlf, ˈgəu̇f noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English goulf, golf, from Middle French golfe, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GULF — (n.) A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially land-locked sea; as, the Gulf of …
Английский словарь Webster
GULF — ( n. ) A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially land-locked sea; as, the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MESSENIA — /meuh see"nee euh, -seen"yeuh/ , n. a division of ancient Greece, in the SW Peloponnesus: an important center of Mycenaean …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GULF — I. ˈgəlf noun Etymology: Middle English goulf, from Middle French golfe, from Italian golfo, from Late Latin colpus, from Greek …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MESSENIA — geographical name region S Greece in SW Peloponnese bordering on Ionian Sea
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GULF — noun that which swallows; the gullet. 2. gulf ·noun a large deposit of ore in a lode. 3. gulf ·noun …
Webster English vocab
GULF — [gulf] n [ME goulf, fr. MF golfe, fr. It golfo, fr. LL colpus, fr. Gk kolpos bosom, gulf; akin to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GULF — any large coastal indentation. A gulf is similar to a bay both in terms of shape and of origin, but …
Britannica English vocabulary
MESSENIA — Modern Greek Messina, ancient district and modern noms (department) of the southwestern Peloponnese, Greece, bounded on the east by the …
Britannica English vocabulary
GULF — gulf, Gulf BrE AmE ɡʌlf ▷ gulfs ɡʌlfs ▶ ˈ Gulf Stream BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GULF — / gʌlf; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] a large area of sea that is partly surrounded by land …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GULF — gulf /ɡʌlf/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: French ; Origin: golfe , from Greek kolpos 'arms …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GULF — n. & v. --n. 1 a stretch of sea consisting of a deep inlet with a narrow mouth. 2 (the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GULF — n. & v. n. 1 a stretch of sea consisting of a deep inlet with a narrow mouth. 2 (the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GULF — n. & v. --n. 1. a stretch of sea consisting of a deep inlet with a narrow mouth. 2 (the …
Oxford English vocab
GULF — The Gulf is used to refer to the Arabian Gulf, the Persian Gulf and the surrounding countries. ...the Gulf crisis. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GULF — ( gulfs) 1. A gulf is an important or significant difference between two people, things, or groups. Within society, there …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GULF — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Gulf Stream unbridgeable gulf/gap/chasm etc (between sb/sth and sb/sth) ▪ the unbridgeable gulf between the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GULF — (DIFFERENCE) [noun] [C] - an important difference between the ideas and opinions of two groups of peopleThere is a widening …
Cambridge English vocab
GULF — n. Aden Gulf of Alaska Gulf of Amundsen Gulf Aqaba Gulf of Arta Gulf of Gulf of Chihli Bothnia Gulf …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GULF — n. Any large coastal indentation, similar to a bay but larger. Most existing gulfs were formed or greatly extended as …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GULF — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big , deep , enormous , great , huge , unbridgeable , vast , wide , yawning …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GULF — n. 25B6; noun our ship sailed into the gulf : INLET, bay, creek, bight, cove, fjord, estuary, sound, arm of …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GULF — n. 1 bay, bight, cove, inlet, sound, loch or sea loch, firth or frith, fiord or fjord, Irish lough, Brit …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
GULF — A gulf is a part of a sea or ocean that occurs within a large concave part of a coastline. …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
GULF — 1. сущ. 1) морской залив the Gulf of Mexico ≈ Мексиканский залив the Gulf, the Percian Gulf ≈ Персидский залив …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MESSENIA — Мессения
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
GULF — gulf.ogg 1. gʌlf n 1. морской залив; бухта 2. 1> поэт. пучина, бездна a fiery gulf, a gulf of fire …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GULF — 1. gʌlf n 1. морской залив; бухта 2. 1> поэт. пучина, бездна a fiery gulf, a gulf of fire - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GULF — 1. сущ. 1) морской залив the Gulf of Mexico — Мексиканский залив the Gulf, the Percian Gulf — Персидский залив …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
GULF — 1. сущ. 1) морской залив the Gulf of Mexico — Мексиканский залив the Gulf, the Percian Gulf — Персидский залив Despite the Gulf war, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
GULF — gulf n AmE sl This gulf is flooding the country Они наводнили этим героином всю страну
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
GULF — 1. сущ. 1) морской залив the Gulf of Mexico ≈ Мексиканский залив the Gulf, the Percian Gulf ≈ Персидский залив …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Britannica English vocabulary
TAÍNARON — or Matapan geographical name cape S Greece at S tip of Peloponnese between Gulfs of Laconia & Messenia
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MESSENE — or Modern Greek Messíni geographical name town S Greece in SW Peloponnese; ancient capital of Messenia
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SPARTA — or Lacedaemon Ancient Greek city-state, capital of Laconia and chief city of the Peloponnese . Of Dorian origin, it was …
Английский словарь Британика
PHILOPOEMEN — born с 253, Megalopolis, Arcadia died 182 BC, Messene, Messenia General of the Achaean League . Elected federal cavalry commander …
Английский словарь Британика
MESSENE — Ancient city, southwestern Peloponnese , Greece. It is located north of the modern city of the same name. Founded с …
Английский словарь Британика
HELOT — Any of the native peoples of Laconia and Messenia conquered and controlled by Sparta . They were state-owned serfs or …
Английский словарь Британика
ELIS — modern Iliá Ancient Greek region and city-state, northwestern Peloponnese , Greece. Bounded by Achaea, Arcadia , Messenia, and the Ionian …
Английский словарь Британика
ANTIGONUS I MONOPHTHALMUS — or Antigonus I Cyclops (Latin; " One-Eyed ") born 382 died 301 BC, Phrygia, Asia Minor Founder of the Macedonian …
Английский словарь Британика
ANDANIA MYSTERIES — Ancient Greek mystery cult, held in honor of the goddess Demeter and her daughter Kore ( Persephone ) at Andania …
Английский словарь Британика
DORIAN — I. ˈdōrēən, ˈdȯr- adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin dori us Dorian (from Greek dōrios, from Dōris, region in the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MESSENE — /me see"nee/ , n. an ancient city in the SW Peloponnesus; capital of ancient Messenia.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MEROPE — /mer"euh pee/ , n. Class. Myth. 1. a queen of Corinth and the foster mother of Oedipus. 2. a queen …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ITHOME — /i thoh"mee/ , n. 1. Mount , a mountain in SW Greece, in SW Peloponnesus. 2630 ft. (802 m). 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TAÍNARON — geographical name or Mat·a·pan ˌma-tə-ˈpan cape S Greece at S tip of Peloponnese between Gulfs of Laconia & Messenia
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MESSENE — or Modern Greek Mes·sí·ni me-ˈsē-nē town S Greece in SW Peloponnese; ancient capital of Messenia
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HELOT — a state-owned serf of the ancient Spartans. The ethnic origin of helots is uncertain, but they were probably the original …
Britannica English vocabulary
SPARTA — Modern Greek Spart, historically Lacedaemon ancient capital of the Laconia district of the southeastern Peloponnese, Greece, and capital of the …
Britannica English vocabulary
MESSENIAN WARS — (8th7th century BC), contests between Sparta and Messenia in ancient Greece. Many modern historians believe that there were two early …
Britannica English vocabulary
KALAMAI — also spelled Kalamta industrial city and port of the southern Peloponnese and capital of the noms (department) of Messenia, Greece. …
Britannica English vocabulary
ELIS — also called Elea, modern Ili ancient Greek region and city-state in the northwestern corner of the Peloponnese, well known for …
Britannica English vocabulary
ARISTOMENES — traditional hero of an unsuccessful revolt against the Spartans by the Messenians, who had been enslaved by Sparta in the …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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