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cher·so·nese

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–noun

a peninsula.

[Origin: 1595–1605; < L chersonésus < Gk chersónésos, equiv. to chérso(s) dry + nsos island

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cher·so·nese Audio Help (kûr'sə-nēz', -nēs') Pronunciation Key
n. A peninsula.

[Latin chersonēsus, from Greek khersonēsos : khersos, dry land + nēsos, island; see snā- in Indo-European roots.]

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Chersonese

from Gk. khersonesos "peninsula," from khersos "dry land" + nesos "island."

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Chersonese

Cher"so*nese\ (k[~e]r"s[-o]*n[=e]s), n. [Gr. cherso`nhsos; che`rsos land + nh`sos island.] A peninsula; a tract of land nearly surrounded by water, but united to a larger tract by a neck of land or isthmus; as, the Cimbric Chersonese, or Jutland; the Tauric Chersonese, or Crimea.

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