Peloponnese, the
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishPeloponnese, thethe PeloponnesePel‧o‧pon‧nese, the /ˌpeləpəˈniːs◂/ the southern part of Greece, which is connected to the rest of Greece by the Isthmus of Corinth. The ancient state of Sparta was in the Peloponnese.