PELOPONNESIAN WAR

Meaning of PELOPONNESIAN WAR in English

a war between Athens and Sparta, 431-404 B.C., that resulted in the transfer of hegemony in Greece from Athens to Sparta.

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PELOPONNESIAN WAR — (431404 BC), war fought between the two leading city-states in ancient Greece, Athens and Sparta. Each stood at the head …
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PELOPONNESIAN WAR — (431–404 BC) War fought between Athens and Sparta , the leading city-states of ancient Greece, along with their allies, which …
Английский словарь Британика
PELOPONNESIAN WAR — Pel ‧ o ‧ pon ‧ ne ‧ sian War, the /ˌpeləpəniːʃ ə n ˈwɔːʳ/ BrE AmE (431–404BC) a long …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PELOPONNESIAN WAR — (431404 BC) War fought between Athens and Sparta , the leading city-states of ancient Greece, along with their allies, which …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PELOPONNESIAN WAR — Пелопоннесская война
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WAR — I State of conflict, generally armed, between two or more entities. It is characterized by intentional violence on the part …
Английский словарь Британика
PELOPONNESIAN — adj Peloponnesian
Interlingua English vocab
PELOPONNESIAN — adjective or noun see: Peloponnese
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WAR — I. ˈwȯ(ə)r, ˈwȯ(ə) noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English werre, warre, from Old North French werre, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PELOPONNESIAN — I. |peləpə|nēzhən, -shən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin peloponnesi us Peloponnesian (from Greek peloponnēsios, from Peloponnēsos Peloponnesus, peninsula forming …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PELOPONNESIAN — (n.) A native or an inhabitant of the Peloponnesus.
Английский словарь Webster
PELOPONNESIAN — (a.) Of or pertaining to the Peloponnesus, or southern peninsula of Greece.
Английский словарь Webster
PELOPONNESIAN — ( n. ) A native or an inhabitant of the Peloponnesus.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PELOPONNESIAN — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to the Peloponnesus, or southern peninsula of Greece.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WAR — war 1 /wawr/ , n. , v. , warred, warring , adj. n. 1. a conflict carried on by force …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PELOPONNESIAN — see Peloponnese
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WAR — adj ware; aware. 2. war ·noun forces; army. 3. war ·noun instruments of war. 4. war ·noun the profession of …
Webster English vocab
PELOPONNESIAN — noun a native or an inhabitant of the peloponnesus. 2. peloponnesian ·adj of or pertaining to the peloponnesus, or southern …
Webster English vocab
WAR — a state of usually open and declared armed hostile conflict between political units, such as states or nations or between …
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WAR — war BrE AmE wɔː AmE wɔːr ▷ warred wɔːd AmE wɔːrd ▷ warring ˈwɔːr ɪŋ ▷ wars wɔːz AmE \ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PELOPONNESIAN — Peloponnesian BrE AmE ˌpel əp ə ˈniːʃ ə n ◂ -ˈniːʃ i‿ən -ˈniːʒ- ▷ Peloponnesian|s z ▶ ˌ Pelopon ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WAR — / wɔː(r); NAmE / noun 1. [ U , C ] a situation in which two or more countries or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAR
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WAR — n. & v. --n. 1 a armed hostilities between esp. nations; conflict (war broke out; war zone). b a specific …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WAR — n. & v. n. 1 a armed hostilities between esp. nations; conflict (war broke out; war zone). b a specific …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WAR — n. & v. --n. 1. a armed hostilities between esp. nations; conflict (war broke out; war zone). b a specific …
Oxford English vocab
WAR — ( wars) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A war is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAR — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a devastating war ▪ It will take a long time for the region to recover …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WAR
Cambridge English vocab
WAR — n. Achinese War Algerian War Algerian War of Independence American Civil War War Between the States Civil War United States …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WAR — Synonyms and related words : American Revolution, Ares, Athena, Balkan Wars, Bellona, Boer War, Civil War, Crimean War, Crusades, Enyo, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WAR — INDEX: 1. fighting between countries or armies 2. to fight in a war or be in a war 3. to …
Longman Activator English vocab
WAR — See ↑ WAR 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be at war • ↑ declare war • ↑ go to war • …
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WAR — n. 25B6; noun the Napoleonic wars : CONFLICT, warfare, combat, fighting, (military) action, bloodshed, struggle; battle, skirmish, fight, clash, engagement, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WAR — 1. сущ. 1) война to ban war, outlaw war ≈ запрещать военные действия, объявлять военные действия незаконными to carry the …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WAR — war.ogg _I 1. wɔ: n 1. война; боевые действия nuclear war - (ракетно-)ядерная война star wars - звёздные войны accidental …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WAR — war сущ.1) война to ban war, outlaw war — запрещать военные действия, объявлять военные действия незаконными to carry the war …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WAR — _I 1. wɔ: n 1. война; боевые действия nuclear war - (ракетно-)ядерная война star wars - звёздные войны accidental war …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WAR — 1. сущ. 1) война to ban war, outlaw war — запрещать военные действия, объявлять военные действия незаконными to carry the …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WAR — 1. сущ. 1) война to ban war, outlaw war — запрещать военные действия, объявлять военные действия незаконными to carry the war into the …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WAR — 1. _n. 1> война; ideological war - идеологическая война; war of manoeuvre - маневренная война; in the war а> на …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
WAR — 1. n. 1. война; ideological war - идеологическая война; war of manoeuvre - маневренная война; in the war а. на …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
WAR — сущ. война - civil war - cold war - price war - rate war - tariff war - trade war - tug of war - wage war - war bonds - …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
WAR — 1. _n. 1> война; civil war гражданская война; ideological war идеологическая война; war of manoeuvre манёвренная война; in the war …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
WAR — война to make war — начинать войну; to wage war — вести войну - aggressive war - civil war - gang war - internecine war - intestine …
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
WAR — 1. сущ. 1) война to ban war, outlaw war ≈ запрещать военные действия, объявлять военные действия незаконными to carry the …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PELOPONNESIAN LEAGUE — or Spartan Alliance Military coalition of Greek city-states led by Sparta , formed in the 6th century BC. League decisions …
Английский словарь Британика
PELOPONNESIAN LEAGUE — also called Spartan Alliance, military coalition of Greek city-states led by Sparta, formed in the 6th century BC. League policy, …
Britannica English vocabulary
PELOPONNESIAN LEAGUE — or Spartan Alliance Military coalition of Greek city-states led by Sparta , formed in the 6th century BC. League decisions …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PELOPONNESIANO — n Peloponnesian
Interlingua English vocab
PELOPONNESE — or Peloponnesus or Peloponnisos geographical name peninsula forming S part of mainland of Greece , Peloponnesian adjective or noun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THUCYDIDES — born с 460 died с 404 BC Greatest of ancient Greek historians. An Athenian who commanded a fleet in the …
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THERAMENES — died 404/403 BC, Athens Athenian politician. In 411 he helped install the Council of the Alcibiades defeat the Peloponnesian navy …
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SOCRATES — born с 470, Athens died 399 BC, Athens Greek philosopher whose way of life, character, and thought exerted a profound …
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EUBOEA — Greek Évvoia Island, Greece, in the Aegean Sea. The second largest of the Greek islands, it is about 110 mi …
Английский словарь Британика
ALCIBIADES — born с 450 BC, Athens died 404, Phrygia Athenian politician and commander. Pericles was his guardian, his father having died …
Английский словарь Британика
ANCIENT GREEK CIVILIZATION — the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 …
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THERAMENES — died 404/403 BC, Athens [now in Greece] Athenian politician and general, active in the last years of the Peloponnesian War …
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SOCRATES — born c. 470 BC, , Athens died 399, Athens ancient Athenian philosopher who directed philosophical thought toward analyses of the …
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PHORMION — died c. 428 BC brilliant Athenian admiral who won several engagements before and during the Peloponnesian War. Phormion was one …
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DELIAN LEAGUE — confederacy of ancient Greek states under the leadership of Athens, with headquarters at Delos, founded in 478 BC during the …
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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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THUCYDIDES — n. born 0441; 460 died 0441; 404 BC Greatest of ancient Greek historians. An Athenian who commanded a fleet in …
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THERAMENES — died 404/403 BC, Athens Athenian politician. In 411 he helped install the Council of the Four Hundred . Sent to …
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