Peloponnesus

[ pel-uh-puh-nee-suhs ]

noun

1. 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).

Other Words From

• Pel·o·pon·ne·sian [pel-, uh, -p, uh, -, nee, -zh, uh, n, -sh, uh, n], adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Peloponnesus¹

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

Example Sentences

In that case, what did he gain by going to the Peloponnesus at all?

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Vast numbers of these insects were soon reared in different parts of Greece, particularly in the Peloponnesus.

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Again, what are we to say to the minute knowledge of Greece proper and the Peloponnesus, which Homer has displayed?

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Because is an old name for the Peloponnesus, or else a large portion of it; whereas the Hellenic name was, as we know, .

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Cape Malea is the most southerly point of Laconia in the Peloponnesus, renowned for its storms.

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