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cher⋅so⋅nese
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ˈkɜr
səˌniz
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-ˌnis
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–noun
a peninsula.
Origin:
1595–1605;
< L
chersonēsus
< Gk
chersónēsos,
equiv. to
chérso
(
s
) dry +
n
sos
island
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cher·so·nese
(kûr'sə-nēz', -nēs')
n. A peninsula.
[Latin
chersonēsus
, from Greek
khersonēsos
:
khersos
,
dry land
+
nēsos
,
island
; see
snā-
in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Chersonese
from Gk.
khersonesos
"peninsula," from
khersos
"dry land" +
nesos
"island."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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