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gulf of aegina

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Ae⋅gi⋅na

[ee-jahy-nuh, i-jee-]
–noun
1. Classical Mythology. a daughter of Asopus and Metope who was abducted by Zeus and bore him a son, Aeacus.
2. Gulf of. Saronic Gulf.
3. an island in the Saronic Gulf. 32 sq. mi. (83 sq. km).
4. a seaport on this island. 5704.
Modern Greek, Aíyina (for defs. 2–4).


Ae⋅gi⋅ne⋅tan [ee-juh-neet-n] , adjective

Sa⋅ron⋅ic Gulf

[suh-ron-ik]
–noun
an inlet of the Aegean, on the SE coast of Greece, between Attica and the Peloponnesus. 50 mi. (80 km) long; 30 mi. (48 km) wide.
Also called Gulf of Aegina.
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gulf of aegina

noun
a gulf of the Aegean on the southeastern coast of Greece [syn: Saronic Gulf
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