CHERSONESUS

Meaning of CHERSONESUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ geographical name ]

see Chersonese

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CHERSONESUS — geographical name see: Chersonese
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHERSONESE — or ancient Chersonesus geographical name any of several peninsulas: as (1) Jutland (the
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SEVASTOPOL — formerly Sebastopol Seaport city (pop., 2001: 342,000) in the Crimea , southern Ukraine. In 1783 the Russians annexed the Crimea, …
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CHERSONESE — ˈkərsəˌnēz, -ēs noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin chersonesus, from Greek chersonēsos, from chersos dry land + nēsos island; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHERSONESE — /kerr"seuh neez', -nees'/ , n. a peninsula. [ 1595-1605; chersonesus chersónesos, equiv. to chérso ( s ) dry + nésos …
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SEVASTOPOL — also spelled Sevastopol ', city and seaport, Crimea, southern Ukraine, in the southwestern Crimean Peninsula on the southern shore of …
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JUTLAND — Danish Jylland projection of northern Europe forming the continental portion of Denmark. The peninsula is bounded to the west and …
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CHERSONESE, TAURIC — ancient region comprising the Crimea and, often, the city of Chersonesus, located three miles west of modern Sevastopol, Ukraine. The …
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CHERSONESE — n. a peninsula, esp. the Thracian peninsula west of the Hellespont. [L chersonesus f. Gk khersonesos f. khersos dry + …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHERSONESE — n. a peninsula, esp. the Thracian peninsula west of the Hellespont. [ L chersonesus f. Gk khersonesos f. khersos dry …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHERSONESE — n. a peninsula, esp. the Thracian peninsula west of the Hellespont. Etymology: L chersonesus f. Gk khersonesos f. khersos dry …
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SEVASTOPOL — formerly Sebastopol Seaport city (pop., 2001: 342,000) in the Crimea , southern Ukraine. In 1783 the Russians annexed the Crimea, …
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