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Pel⋅o⋅pon⋅ne⋅sus

  [pel-uh-puh-nee-suhs]
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–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] , Pel⋅o⋅pon⋅ne⋅sos  [pel-uh-puh-nee-sos, -sohs, -suhs] .
Also called Morea.

Origin:
< L < Gk Pelopónnēsos (repr. phrase Pélopos nêsos lit., island of Pelops with sn > nn)

Related forms:
Pel⋅o⋅pon⋅ne⋅sian  [pel-uh-puh-nee-zhuhn, -shuhn] , adjective, noun
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Peloponnesus 
peninsula of southern Greece, c.1490, from L., from Gk. Peloponnesos, second element apparently nesos "island," first element said to be named for Pelops, son of Tantalus, who killed him and served him to the gods as food (they later restored him to life). The proper name is probably from pellos "dark" + ops "face, eye." But the association with the peninsula name likely is folk etymology.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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