Morea

[ maw-ree-uh, moh- ]

noun

1. Peloponnesus.

Morea

/ mɔːˈrɪə /

noun

1. See Peloponnese
   the medieval name for the Peloponnese

Example Sentences

Fighting spread a month later to the Morea, and Greek battlefield successes were marred by atrocities against Turkish civilians.

From The Daily Beast

Around 15,000 out of the 40,000 Turkish inhabitants of the Morea were slaughtered.

From The Daily Beast

In this same year of 1828 he had a momentary desire to become one of an expedition to Morea.

From Project Gutenberg

He thought of erecting first a principality in Albania and the Morea, and then a kingdom in Tunis.

From Project Gutenberg

They were both taken to the castle of the Morea, were well treated, and after three days released.

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The Morea was troubled by the hostilities between Colocotronis men and Government factions.

From Project Gutenberg

In 1828 he commanded the expedition to the Morea, in which he achieved complete success.

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