CHERSONESE


Meaning of CHERSONESE in English

ˈkərsəˌnēz, -ēs noun

( -s )

Etymology: Latin chersonesus, from Greek chersonēsos, from chersos dry land + nēsos island; akin to Latin horrēre to bristle, and to Latin nare to swim — more at horror , natant

: peninsula

Thracian chersonese

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