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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
Pel·o·pon·ne·sus 
[pel-uh-puh-nee-suhs] Pronunciation Key
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[pel-uh-puh-nee-suhs] Pronunciation Key –noun
| a peninsula forming the S part of Greece: seat of the early Mycenaean civilization and the powerful city-states of Argos, Sparta, etc. 986,912; 8356 sq. mi. (21,640 sq. km). |
Also, Pel·o·pon·nese
[pel-uh-puh-neez, -nees] Pronunciation Key, Pel·o·pon·ne·sos
[pel-uh-puh-nee-sos, -sohs, -suhs] Pronunciation Key.
[pel-uh-puh-neez, -nees] Pronunciation Key, Pel·o·pon·ne·sos
[pel-uh-puh-nee-sos, -sohs, -suhs] Pronunciation Key.Also called Morea.
[Origin: < L < Gk Pelopónnésos (repr. phrase Pélopos nêsos lit., island of Pelops with sn > nn)]
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| Pel·o·pon·ne·sus or Pel·o·pon·ne·sos
(pěl'ə-pə-nē'səs) Pronunciation Key
A peninsula forming the southern part of Greece south of the Gulf of Corinth. It was dominated by Sparta until the fourth century B.C.. Pel'o·pon·ne'sian (-nē'zhən, -shən) adj. & n. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| peloponnesian | |
adjective | |
| of or relating to Peloponnesus; "Peloponnesian War" |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Peloponnesian
Pel`o*pon*ne"sian\, a. [L. Peloponnesius, fr. Peloponnesus, Gr. ?, lit., the Island of Pelops; ?, ?, Pelops + ? an island.] Of or pertaining to the Peloponnesus, or southern peninsula of Greece. -- n. A native or an inhabitant of the Peloponnesus.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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