PELOPONNESIAN


Meaning of PELOPONNESIAN in English

I. |peləpə|nēzhən, -shən adjective

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Latin peloponnesi us Peloponnesian (from Greek peloponnēsios, from Peloponnēsos Peloponnesus, peninsula forming southern part of the mainland of Greece) + English -an

1. : of or relating to the southern peninsula of Greece

2. : of or relating to the people of the southern peninsula of Greece

II. noun

( -s )

Usage: capitalized

: a native or inhabitant of the southern peninsula of Greece

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