Peloponnesus

[ pel-uh-puh-nee-suhs ]

/ ˌpɛl ə pəˈni səs /

noun

a peninsula forming the S part of Greece: seat of the early Mycenaean civilization and the powerful city-states of Argos, Sparta, etc. 8,356 sq. mi. (21,640 sq. km).

Also Pel·o·pon·nese

[pel-uh-puh-neez, -nees], /ˌpɛl ə pəˈniz, -ˈnis/, Pel·o·pon·ne·sos

[pel-uh-puh-nee-sos, -sohs, -suhs]. /ˌpɛl ə pəˈni sɒs, -soʊs, -səs/.

Also called Morea.

Origin of Peloponnesus

<Latin <Greek Pelopónnēsos (representing phrase Pélopos nêsos literally, island of Pelops with sn>nn)

OTHER WORDS FROM Peloponnesus

Pel·o·pon·ne·sian

[pel-uh-puh-nee-zhuhn, -shuhn], /ˌpɛl ə pəˈni ʒən, -ʃən/, adjective, noun

Words nearby Peloponnesus

peloid, Pelopidas, Peloponnese, Peloponnesian, Peloponnesian War, Peloponnesus, Pelops, peloria, pelorize, pelorus, pelota

Example sentences from the Web for Peloponnesus

Acarnania marks the line of country, which formed the ordinary route from Thessaly to Peloponnesus.
Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3|W. E. Gladstone
Pausanias mentions an Omphalus in the Peloponnesus, which was said to have been the middle of that country.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I.|Jacob Bryant
This importation corresponds perhaps with the Dorian invasion of the Peloponnesus.
The Races of Man|Joseph Deniker
Marcellus crossed over from Delphi, and the Ætolian council, into Peloponnesus, where lie had summoned a diet of the Achæans.
The History of Rome, Books 37 to the End|Titus Livius

Geographically it would appear likely to be in the Peloponnesus.
Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3|W. E. Gladstone

单词	peloponnesus
释义	Peloponnesus [ pel-uh-puh-nee-suhs ] / ˌpɛl ə pəˈni səs / noun a peninsula forming the S part of Greece: seat of the early Mycenaean civilization and the powerful city-states of Argos, Sparta, etc. 8,356 sq. mi. (21,640 sq. km). Also Pel·o·pon·nese [pel-uh-puh-neez, -nees], /ˌpɛl ə pəˈniz, -ˈnis/, Pel·o·pon·ne·sos [pel-uh-puh-nee-sos, -sohs, -suhs]. /ˌpɛl ə pəˈni sɒs, -soʊs, -səs/. Also called Morea. Origin of Peloponnesus <Latin <Greek Pelopónnēsos (representing phrase Pélopos nêsos literally, island of Pelops with sn>nn) OTHER WORDS FROM Peloponnesus Pel·o·pon·ne·sian [pel-uh-puh-nee-zhuhn, -shuhn], /ˌpɛl ə pəˈni ʒən, -ʃən/, adjective, noun Words nearby Peloponnesus peloid, Pelopidas, Peloponnese, Peloponnesian, Peloponnesian War, Peloponnesus, Pelops, peloria, pelorize, pelorus, pelota Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Peloponnesus Acarnania marks the line of country, which formed the ordinary route from Thessaly to Peloponnesus. Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3\|W. E. Gladstone Pausanias mentions an Omphalus in the Peloponnesus, which was said to have been the middle of that country. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I.\|Jacob Bryant This importation corresponds perhaps with the Dorian invasion of the Peloponnesus. The Races of Man\|Joseph Deniker Marcellus crossed over from Delphi, and the Ætolian council, into Peloponnesus, where lie had summoned a diet of the Achæans. The History of Rome, Books 37 to the End\|Titus Livius Geographically it would appear likely to be in the Peloponnesus. Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3\|W. E. Gladstone
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